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Old 09-12-2011, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Zass38 View Post
On the concrete and block homes, the exterior walls are furred out with 1x3 furring strips, generally located at 24' on center. the material between the furring is 1" (3/4") rigid foam insulation.
So how is the sheet rock screwed into the wall? Through a 1X3 which is 3/4 inch thick into foam so that the sheet rock screw does not hit the concrete block? Please tell me I'm missing something. Thanks!