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How to Hang Drywall
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" New wallboard adds a nice finished look to any room. By following a few simple guidelines you can create a finish you can be proud. Before attaching wallboard to -- make sure all the studs are evenly matched by measuring with a straight it. If there's a low spot -- is necessary. If there's a high spot shoot it down using a plane. The time you take now in preparing the studs for wallboard will make a big difference in the quality of the finished results. Starting at an inside corner -- the first sheet of wallboard horizontally along the floor. Pull the wallboard tight to the stud and screw -- rock screw through the board and into the stud. Here's a -- once you have the wallboard in place with a few screws snapple line marking the location of the studs. -- be less chance of you missing a start as you move along. Continue to fasten the wallboard to the studs spacing the screws four inches apart. Continue the horizontal row by adding the next sheet. To the blood of the first. At the end of the first throw measure and mark the new board to be cut. Place the last piece tightly in the corner. There's a technique for cutting wallboard. First snap a chalk line on the finish side. Then carefully running utility knife along a straight edge to score the wallboard. It may take several passes. Once the border scored carefully stand it up on edge and ended a wave from the scored side. The board will snap neatly. -- sharp utility knife along the paper backing and complete the split. You may even out any bombs with a utility knife and sandpaper. Continue on to the second row taking care to stagger the joints this add strength to the wall. And makes it easier to finish. If you're covering two walls that meet in a corner make sure the wallboard fits tightly. Would you wallboard screwed down you're ready to keep this seems."