Sheetrocking A Ceiling
1 use a drywall t square to draw lines onto drywall sheet 16 in.
Sheetrocking a ceiling. Every screw must hit a ceiling joist. How to hang drywall on ceiling. If you miss remove the screw and. First i ll be.
These lines correspond to the 1x3 strapping screwed to ceiling joists. 2 mark onto the drywall the location of any lights or vents in the ceiling. 3 set drywall sheet onto the drywall lift then crank it up to the ceiling. If not insert ceiling drywall screws at the rate of one every 6 inches on the seams and one every 8 inches in the plane.
In this video we will show how to assemble and operate the lift so you can drywall the ceiling alone in record time. Close all doors to the work area and seal them with painter s tape. Things that affect the cost include irregular layouts and cathedral ceilings. You can just use a pencil to mark the locations on the wall.
It pays to do it yourself if capable. In this step by step drywall repair video tutorial i ll be showing you how to repair a drywall ceiling hole on a drywall ceiling. Put painter s tape on the wall to mark the position of the ceiling joists making it easier to align the drywall with the joists. Cutting out a bad section of sheetrock replacing isn t that hard a painter could get as much as 250 300 to do this simple repair.
Close all doors to the work area and seal them with painter s tape. If you can t see the joists tap on the ceiling with a hammer and listen for a solid sound indicating wood framing. Find the ceiling joists and mark their location on the wall. How to repair a drywall ceiling hole fast and easy.
The cost for installing drywall in a 12 by 12 foot room yourself is brought down to 150 to 250 and 1 000 to 3 000 for a small house.