Category: Drywall
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How To Understand The Debate About Installing Drywall Horizontal vs Vertically
Everyone that has ever attempted a remodeling project that includes drywall has gone through this consideration. Do you install it horizontally or do you install it vertically? The answer to this age old question is that it is best to install it horizontally. Half of the people reading this just said no you are wrong…
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How To Pick The Right Drywall Compound For Your Job
There are a variety of different Drywall Compounds available for installing and repairing drywall but the selection comes down to three basic types. Each one has its own use and although you can mix them up a bit best results will happen if you stick to their intended use. The first type is self curing…
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How To Patching Plaster After Rewiring And Precautions While Other Work Is Completed
One of our friends asks about a remodeling job they are having done in the next few weeks. It seems that their older home still has what they call wire and knob electrical in their upstairs walls. Before they move into the home they would like to upgrade the electrical and also finish the floors.…
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How To Fix A Hole In Your Ceiling Drywall
This guy is asking me about how to repair a hole in his drywall ceiling. It seems that he was up in the attic trying to fix some electrical problems and lost his balance and put his foot through the ceiling. From first glance you might not think this is a bad situation but it…
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How To Hang Drywall
This is going to be a quick how to on how to hang drywall and what the choices mean between hanging it vertical or horizontal on walls and using screws or nails. There are a few times in a homes life that might require hanging new drywall. The first is during initial construction when the…