Now a word for you rookies.
Hanging drywall on 10 walls.
This means working with the largest drywall panels and pieces you can handle safely.
While diyers usually work with 8 ft long panels the pro method usually is to use 10 or 12 ft long drywall panels which sometimes will cover the entire length of smaller rooms.
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Attach the item by driving a 6 or 8 screw.
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Lean the piece of drywall against the opening mark the location of the studs and draw a line for the top of the door opening.
That way the wall pieces support the ceiling pieces.
Keeping the footage of seams to a minimum will result in less taping and a better looking finished job.
Fewer seams horizontal hanging reduces the lineal footage of seams by about 25.
To cut for outlets or other wall fixtures.
To make it a lot easier pony up for a drywall lift.
3 8 inch is best to cover existing walls.
Next hang the top wall row.
Make cuts for both doors and windows with a router or drywall saw and screw the panels in place with drywall screws.
Call it wallboard plasterboard sheetrock or just plain rock like some pros do drywall revolutionized the way walls and ceilings are covered.
The most popular all purpose drywall anchor.
How to use it.
The drywall router is handy for larger jobs where there are numerous outlet holes windows and doors to cut.
Professional drywall hanging crews generally consist of two workers.
For walls nine feet high or shorter hanging the drywall horizontally has a number of benefits.
1 4 inch is the choice for curved walls and arches.
Use a spiral saw.
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In taller rooms one worker may wear drywall stilts in order to reach the tops of upper panels.
The op said that the walls where 10 ft high i had said use 10ft drywall and go vert so there would be no butt joints at all.
Hanging drywall over your head is no fun.
To make the job somewhat easier make a crutch photo 3.
Use a drywall router with a drywall bit installed or a keyhole saw to neatly cut the hole for the outlet box image 3.
Drywall is heavy awkward and hard to get into position.
When hanging drywall the ultimate goal is to create the fewest number of seams possible.
Before the 1950s when these paper wrapped gypsum panels came into widespread use it took days for lathers and plasterers to create a firm flat foundation for paint or wallpaper.