I'm finishing my basement into a dedicated home theater and I have two questions: 1) Can I attach drywall directly to cinder-block or concrete? In my stairwell leading into the basement I don't want ...

I'd like to panel a small room in my basement. Three of the walls are exterior concrete while the fourth is regular 2x4's. Can I glue furring strips to the concrete and nail the panels to those? I'd ...