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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 at 9:21 am

A How-to-guide To Installing Drywall Do you sometimes watch those home improvement shows and think to yourself,

‘Geez that looks easy? Why should I pay someone to do it for me when I can do it myself’? Well, here’s your chance to put your money where your mouth is. The answer to your first question is, ‘Yes. Home renovations are easy’. Actually, it is easy once you have a basic idea of what you plan on doing and how you are going to do it. Every good job always starts off as a good plan.

Now to answer your second question from earlier, ‘No. You don’t have to pay someone to do all the work for you now that you put a plan together and seen how easy it will be.’ You will only to need to come up with the cost of the supplies and maybe buy lunch for your brother-in-law who is giving his Saturday afternoon to help you out. Before You Begin -

Remove all unwanted molding, baseboards, batten strips, outlet covers and wall switches. Measure & Cut – With a chalk line or straightedge, start to mark a cut line. Make sure you cut deeply with a utility knife. Then, stand the sheet on edge and snap the cut segment back. Slice the backing with a knife. Hang Panel – Start at the corner, and place the first wall panel tightly against the ceiling. If the panel edge doesn’t center on a wall stud, trim it back until it does. Fasten Panel – Use around 1-5/8 inch sized screws to secure to stud. Then, drive the screws a 3/8 inch minimum from edge of the panel. You will need to place the screws a minimum of 12 inches apart all along the stud. Set the screws just below the surface of the drywall, but try not to break the paper facing. Fit Upper Panels – Keep the joints snug and avoid making joints at doors and windows. Place a sheet across the opening and cut out with a saw. Cut Around Outlets -

Measure from the edge of the box to the edge of the last panel. Measure from the floor to the top and bottom of the box and cut out with saw. Fit Lower Panels – Place the panel in position. For a tighter fit, use a wooden wedge to lift lower panel firmly against the upper ones. Finishing the Drywall – To smooth the surface for painting or wallpapering, the joints and fasteners will need to be hidden and it all depends on the type of joint you will covering. This is called taping. Use a drywall taping knife to spread joint compound into the recess created by the tapered edges of the drywall sheets. Smooth the compound until it is even with the rest of the board surface. Center the drywall tape over the joint and press it firmly into the compound. When you get the tape embedded into the compound all along the joint, smooth it with the taping knife. At the same time, fill all the nail dimples with compound.

Hey, relax! It’s not as difficult as it sounds. As long as you take your time and pay attention to what you are doing, you’ll be fine. If you feel as though that maybe this project is a little too much for you to handle on your own, call a professional. That’s what they are there for. Many of them do a great job at a reasonable cost. The key to a successful and well executed project is a great design. It is up to you to make the initial decision about the way you want your walkway to look and feel. By: Bill Healey Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Making your personal preferences work within your budget is our team’s expertise. MyHomeUS is a full service design, remodeling, and construction firm specializing in local home improvement for New York City, New Jersey and Westchester. We can help you with every phase of your remodeling project by offering the best in home improvement solutions. Mudding the sheetrock. on Flickr – Photo Sharing! Daniel is in the far background of the photo with the black ball cap. He and his wife Heidi run the Daycare. Ben our youth pastor is in the red cap, and Joey one of our volunteers is in the Investigation into Toxic Chinese Sheetrock Drywall Goes National Investigation into Toxic Chinese Sheetrock Drywall Goes National. Swistle: Sheetrock and Flooring—What Could Be More Interesting? I DID off fef er the sheetrock guy some brownies. I put them on a plate and went out with them, and he said no thank you. But I liked what Denise said about how just because you don’t. Bill + nina’s dutchess digs: Stone, Sheetrock, Cabinets, Hex Tile The sheetrock has started going up, which has had two major impacts. First, it’s much easier to see the actual size of the rooms when you can’t see through the walls. Second, the house … Read more…