Concrete – Unfinished basement – options for exposed concrete wall in finished room

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We're purchasing a home with a large, unfinished basement having a poured concrete foundation and walls. This home is in Minnesota, so there's a seasonal consideration with temperature and moisture. Is it possible to finish a room while still leaving the raw concrete exposed on one wall? I will be building out a basement office and other rooms, and I love the look of the raw concrete (think: industrial office space) and I think it would make an awesome backdrop for my work area. Open to any ideas here.

Related, it seems like the foundation wall should be around 10" thick? Is there any issue mounting into it with hardware, say to mount a television or monitor?

Best Answer

Finish it anyway you want. Attaching fasteners to the wall for hanging TV's pullup bars, vaults for your gold bullion collection won't be a problem. You may want to paint the wall. Black maybe