u/Jabberwock32

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Temporary wall solutions?

My basement desperately needs to be redone, it’s just not in the budget right now. But we still want to be able to use the space as a den. Currently there is framing for the walls, but a lot of it needs to be replaced as the basement at one point had water issues (this has been remediated) and the footer is rotted out in a few spaces. I don’t want to spend the money to hang drywall when it will have to get ripped out in a few years.
But I also don’t want to have to see into my utility room all the time.

I was thinking about just stapling up bed sheets and cutting holes around electrical boxes. But that seems like a fire hazard. Any cheap alternative options that would minimize fire risks. And also isn’t gonna rip (like plastic sheets) as soon as my cat looks at it wrong.

Mostly just finding options for if I didn’t already have framing when I ask Google.

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u/Jabberwock32 — 4 days ago
▲ 6 r/DIY

Temporary wall solutions?

My basement desperately needs to be redone, it’s just not in the budget right now. But we still want to be able to use the space as a den. Currently there is framing for the walls, but a lot of it needs to be replaced as the basement at one point had water issues (this has been remediated) and the footer is rotted out in a few spaces. I don’t want to spend the money to hang drywall when it will have to get ripped out in a few years.
But I also don’t want to have to see into my utility room all the time.

I was thinking about just stapling up bed sheets and cutting holes around electrical boxes. But that seems like a fire hazard. Any cheap alternative options that would minimize fire risks. And also isn’t gonna rip (like plastic sheets) as soon as my cat looks at it wrong.

Mostly just finding options for if I didn’t already have framing when I ask Google.

reddit.com
u/Jabberwock32 — 4 days ago