So Im looking for a little advice and/or ideas....
I have an unfinished basement with currently block walls. We have been talking about finishing it and were originally going to do drywall. We have also talked about curtaining the walls like you would find in a theater as the bulk of the area would be for entertaining.
So my wife made an amazing suggestion that I think in theory could be really neat, but wanted to come to the experts for your thoughts on practicality and safety, and/or if we are insane to try something of this nature in our home? We were thinking of using pink foam which we were already going to be using to insulate the walls anyway, but then carving them into a stone and/or artistic pattern and it being the actual wall structure (aside from any main frames to separate the rooms).
So here in lies my questions and concerns:
1. What would be the best way to fasten it to the cement block walls but not show the fastening points?
2. Aside from full on fiberglass, Is there something I can coat over it that would make it durable enough for a permanent installation (but with the ability to be covered or removed if when we decide to sell our home the new owners don't dig something like that), but at the same time not kill detail work. I want it to be able to handle a friend or relative bumping into it after drinking, and also be able to cover seams so that it looks natural, but again not so thick that it would kill detail.
3. Thought about following the design across the ceiling as well. So if we go all the way around we would need to run venting and some electrical through it as well. Would this be safe?
4. I also have a concern of it being durable and safe from destruction from pets and if we decide to produce spawn down the road.
5. We have an interior waterproofing system so we are somewhat limited as to how the walls can be built as is (around the outer perimeter we cannot drill into the floor within 1 foot of the wall)
I know this may sound like a crazy undetaking, but if we could pull it off it would make the space so much more ours. We are currently redoing our bathroom in a black and orange pattern with bats and such on the walls. We initially did most of the home in flat but darker colors and have decided to take things to the next level. My office currenly has a very Tim Burton-esque painted texture on the walls that are scratches of dark and light gray (doing a similar texture in bathroom) with a custom built desk that is built around and corner and into a small closet to give you an idea of what we have done already.
Thoughts/suggestions anyone?
Mike "Pogo" Hach
I have an unfinished basement with currently block walls. We have been talking about finishing it and were originally going to do drywall. We have also talked about curtaining the walls like you would find in a theater as the bulk of the area would be for entertaining.
So my wife made an amazing suggestion that I think in theory could be really neat, but wanted to come to the experts for your thoughts on practicality and safety, and/or if we are insane to try something of this nature in our home? We were thinking of using pink foam which we were already going to be using to insulate the walls anyway, but then carving them into a stone and/or artistic pattern and it being the actual wall structure (aside from any main frames to separate the rooms).
So here in lies my questions and concerns:
1. What would be the best way to fasten it to the cement block walls but not show the fastening points?
2. Aside from full on fiberglass, Is there something I can coat over it that would make it durable enough for a permanent installation (but with the ability to be covered or removed if when we decide to sell our home the new owners don't dig something like that), but at the same time not kill detail work. I want it to be able to handle a friend or relative bumping into it after drinking, and also be able to cover seams so that it looks natural, but again not so thick that it would kill detail.
3. Thought about following the design across the ceiling as well. So if we go all the way around we would need to run venting and some electrical through it as well. Would this be safe?
4. I also have a concern of it being durable and safe from destruction from pets and if we decide to produce spawn down the road.
5. We have an interior waterproofing system so we are somewhat limited as to how the walls can be built as is (around the outer perimeter we cannot drill into the floor within 1 foot of the wall)
I know this may sound like a crazy undetaking, but if we could pull it off it would make the space so much more ours. We are currently redoing our bathroom in a black and orange pattern with bats and such on the walls. We initially did most of the home in flat but darker colors and have decided to take things to the next level. My office currenly has a very Tim Burton-esque painted texture on the walls that are scratches of dark and light gray (doing a similar texture in bathroom) with a custom built desk that is built around and corner and into a small closet to give you an idea of what we have done already.
Thoughts/suggestions anyone?
Mike "Pogo" Hach
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