Drapes instead of drywall

[RayB]

I don't have the time or money to finish my basement this year (winter's coming). I was thinking of buying cheap fabric and hanging it on the walls. Should look much nicer than the bare studs and pink insulation currently visible.

Any opinions on this? I'm wondering if it's considered a fire hazard (not sure why it would be though).

[Sephroth57]

eh, personally i wouldnt care what  my basement walls look like lol

[Harry Potter]

Your mum will once she gets dragged down there

[mr.Curmudgeon]

I don't have the time or money to finish my basement this year (winter's coming). I was thinking of buying cheap fabric and hanging it on the walls. Should look much nicer than the bare studs and pink insulation currently visible.

Any opinions on this? I'm wondering if it's considered a fire hazard (not sure why it would be though).

Could look nasty. Fabric is hard to keep flat. Plus I can't imagine it'd be much cheaper than drywall (although I haven't ever purchased any)...nice fabric can be expensive. You'd have to buy some ugly---I'm attempting to get by the auto-censor and should be beaten after I re-read the rules-- stuff to cheap it affordable.

Hmmmm...I'm trying to think of other solutions...what about Corrugated Metal Siding ? For a post-modern, industrial look. It would make bare cement floors look like decoration!




mrC
Btw, I am heterosexual.

[Harry Potter]

Btw, I am heterosexual.

Tommy says the same thing

[mr.Curmudgeon]

Btw, I am heterosexual.

Tommy says the same thing

      lol.


mrC

[missioncontrol]

Should look much nicer than the bare studs and pink insulation currently visible.

eh, personally i wouldnt care what

[Harry Potter]

 

[Clonedsheep]

gross... anyway just put up cheesecake posters. Problem solved

[USSEnterprise]

What happened to bacon?

[whammoed]

I can't imagine finding anything much cheaper than drywall to cover things up.

[Harry Potter]

What happened to bacon?

Seph's mum et it all

[missioncontrol]

What happened to bacon?

what does no one pay attention around here???

I need to start selling the official BYOAC program... I'll be rich I tell you, filthy stinkin rich.






 

[Sephroth57]

true, he could drape the walls in bacon

[JackTucky]

Fabric = nice fire  Do you have more than one way out of that basement?

Exposed insulation not that good either.

You can get that wood paneling REALLY cheap.  It's light too.   Just put as many nails as necessary to keep it up, and your done.  I THINK they make it in white too.

Last weekend was at my sisters townhouse for family dinner.  I walk down the steps to the basement, and remark how since the stove is close to the stairs, and the only way out of the basement, if my mother cooks and starts a fire (not that uncommon), we are all dead in the basement.

Someone opens the back door to the kitchen, makes a breeze, blows paper towel onto burner, starts fire.

Special thanks to my mother for picking up the flaming paper towels and throwing them out the door.

Art "almost toast"

[missioncontrol]

build enough games to line side by side to cover the wall. then you would only need drywall from the top fo the video games to the ceiling........

[RayB]

I guess I left out some points... The idea here is so I can move my office into the basement, have it look half-decent, without much of a time or labor investment.

[Harry Potter]

I guess I left out some points... The idea here is so I can move my office into the basement, have it look half-decent, without much of a time or labor investment.

Build a pit and learn to say "It puts the lotion in the basket" 

[Jabba]

I can't imagine finding anything much cheaper than drywall to cover things up.

[CCM]

the problem is (if you are like me), once you move your office down there your temporary drapes will become permanent.   It's better just to get it the way you want it before you move stuff down there and get comfortable.

[AmericanDemon]

I guess I left out some points... The idea here is so I can move my office into the basement, have it look half-decent, without much of a time or labor investment.

Build a pit and learn to say "It puts the lotion in the basket" 

Quiote them right or dont quote at all.    It puts the lotion on its skin or it gets the hose agaiN!!!

[JackTucky]

I'm in the "finished" part of my basement, office, walk in closet, bedroom, full bath.  It has no trim.  No doors.   It has lights, and paint, and drywall, and ceiling fans, and I bet I don't ever put the trim up   

My HDTV in the family room broke last night, so I swept, cleaned, organized, the unfinished part of the basement, and the 60" DLP that was down there BEGGING to be turned on, and my kids love it.  They think it's like camping or something.  They have water bottles (The sink/bathroom is 20 paces away), they have blankets (it's heated and cooled down here), and I'm typing thinking of how I can get drywall down here, keeping it under the "spending cold war" that my wife and I have.  I agreed to stop spending.  She agreed to still like me.

So far, I cheated.  I hope she didn't.  DRYWALL IT!

Art

[CheffoJeffo]

I don't have the time or money to finish my basement this year (winter's coming). I was thinking of buying cheap fabric and hanging it on the walls. Should look much nicer than the bare studs and pink insulation currently visible.

Any opinions on this? I'm wondering if it's considered a fire hazard (not sure why it would be though).

Hey RayB -- that is what Swede (CGCC) did in his games room (pending finishing the room).

http://photobucket.com/albums/a21/swede71/

I didn't notice in the pics ("oooh ... pretty games") until he told me about it.

Cheers.

Cheers.

[xar256]

I second the wood paneling idea.

[BobA]

Check your local building codes before putting up drapes or other flammable coverings.   I think drywall will probably be your cheapest code compliant covering.  You home owners insurance will also be concerned if your contruction in the basement does not meet code.

BobA

[Stingray]

I agree that drywall (or maybe paneling) is probably the cheapest way out here, and you won't really spend muych more time hanging it than you would if you were trying to do the drape idea.

-S