In one easy step you lock the tongue and groove panels together to form finished walls.ĭRIcore SMARTWALL panels come with micro-beveled edges which eliminates the need for taping seams. So for more detailed information on the installation of DRIcore SMARTWALL, including a video, click here!ĭRIcore SMARTWALL is a product that combines framing, insulation, drywall and a vapour barrier into a R16 high performance wall panel. So now let’s talk about SMARTWALL and how it is making this basement journey happen for us! For simplicity sake, I just want to share our highlights, and hands on experience with installing the DRIcore SMARTWALL. We’ve got plans for a GIGANTIC storage room down here….in this exact spot actually! Very very exciting news for this type A organized person! 😉 We can really envision our finished basement now…itsagonnahappen! Between the DRIcore subfloor and the SMARTWALL panels, we’re halfway there! I am so excited I can’t even begin to tell you! Our son is finally going to get his own room, we’re finally going to get an organized storage room and our house overall is going to look and feel and be clutter free. Ta da! We have walls people! THIS IS EXCITING!! It was brighter and warmer, and actually felt useable! We could hardly wait to see how it changed after the installation of the SMARTWALL panels. Looking good, looking good! After the flooring was in, we couldn’t believe how different things were looking and feeling! The basement suddenly didn’t feel like a pit.

So just to remind you how things looked before we started, here’s a ‘Before’ shot of our basement.Īnd here is how it looked after we installed the DRIcore subfloor: After the DRIcore subfloor was installed, we were ready to put up the DRIcore SMARTWALL panel system, and that’s where I last left you on our basement journey. So far with our basement renovation, I introduced you to DRIcore subfloor, then showed you how the subfloor looked after we installed it. It’s been a challenge with the timing of the holidays, but it is coming along swimmingly!

And let’s just tell it like it is…when I say we, I mean my husband and our friend. Behind the scenes over here, during the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, we have been working on our basement renovation.

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