When I renovated my house and rebuilt the rear, I left the concrete block basement walls exposed. ... There are a number of alternatives to drywall, but none of them are as cheap and fast.

In the EMBARC study, switching from drywall to compressed strawboard meant that instead of emitting 965 kilograms of CO2 in a typical house, it stored 6,357 kilograms of CO2. One would probably ...

Several types of moisture can be issues when finishing a basement. All must be accounted for if the installation is to be successful. Skip to Article. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close.

We use BASF sprayfoam insulation behind drywall, as insulation, and that's a great product. With your basement, first of all make sure you are smart about how you stud and insulate the wall.