Drywall comes in three basic thicknesses.
How to hang drywall on wall by yourself.
1 4 inch is the choice for curved walls and arches.
Once you ve learned how to hang drywall learn how to tape and finish the installed drywall for professional quality results.
This means working with the largest drywall panels and pieces you can.
Don t worry there are only a few extra steps to successfully installing drywall by yourself.
To make it a lot easier pony up for a drywall lift.
Hanging drywall over your head is no fun.
Therefore i try to use my brain to lessen the pain involved with drywall work.
With patience the right tools and a friend to help you hanging drywall is not very difficult.
3 8 inch is best to cover existing walls.
However you may find yourself doing this job alone.
Now a word for you rookies.
5 8 inch is heaviest and the most soundproof.
Cover your walls quickly and inexpensively with drywall.
Make sure to accurately define where the top edge of the outlet box should begin on your new piece of wallboard.
Learning how to install drywall is very much within the reach of the average diy enthusiast.
Use a drywall router with a drywall bit installed or a keyhole saw to neatly cut the hole for the outlet box image 3.
The drywall router is handy for larger jobs where there are numerous outlet holes windows and doors to cut.
Hanging drywall is an essential construction step when re doing a room in your home or office or building an entirely new structure.
When hanging drywall the ultimate goal is to create the fewest number of seams possible.
Often times i hang drywall by myself.
To make the job somewhat easier make a crutch photo 3.
It s easy to hang and finish and you even get to cover up your mistakes.
That way the wall pieces support the ceiling pieces.
It should be about 3 4 from the bottom of the joist.
And i m no arnold schwarzenegger.
Next hang the top wall row.