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aemeijers

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The basement in my house had unfinished drywall on all the concrete
walls when I bought the place. The one thing I noticed was that it
was glued up - I've never really seen that done but I know it's not
that uncommon.

Now, a couple years later I'm thinking of finishing the basement and
taking a closer look at things. I guess I assumed the drywall was
glued to furring strips - WRONG! It appears there's just about an
inch of orange foam insulation (presumably glued to the concrete) and
then the drywall is glued directly to the insulation!

Is this acceptable? It seems pretty iffy to me but the thought of
tearing down 30 sheets of drywall and insulation put up with
ridiculously strong glue makes me feel all woozy inside. Not to
mention I then have to start all over and do it myself.

Somebody save me! Thanks in advance for your help!

Shrug. Was the work done under permit? Is it up to local code?

I'd say it wasn't the best way to do it, but if it is holding up okay, I
wouldn't feel the need to rip it out. Note that there may be furring you
can't see- sometimes foam board has a depression to lay 1x strapping in.

As you finish out the basement, design your new work so you can
eventually peel the walls if needed. For example, make any new walls you
add have the last two feet where they 't' into the outside wall
removable by framing it up as a separate panel held to the rest of the
wall with lag screws, lay out the grid for the drop ceiling so the edge
row can be removed without trashing the whole ceiling, do any wiring on
the outside walls with surface raceway, etc. That way, if the outside
walls ever do start causing problems, you can peel them down to bare
concrete without trashing the entire basement.

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