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Hanging Ceiling Drywall

Bob interviews Larry Lelflar from Bonita Drywall as they hang drywall on a ceiling, then apply the first coat of tape and compound.

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" Nichols and cut that piece of drywall and then we'll put cheap. You can. After it kept -- well let's speak into. Now why do you. Okay that he commencement going to feel ignored the all about it. I think already struggling -- feeling bad because we could finally classes. That show where the joints Bob. Right. Yeah. Well thank -- do anything and it's Greenfield. That would after the rain. Help there."

" And it -- each. You've got a fight the -- enough time proved correct OK. And then that you're going to have to join us to deal with right. And he was measured both ends of the board. To make sure that the room is square to keep the boards for pre cut -- going and now okay any tricks to cut. Just keep it straight reports we have -- communities where he's I'm glad that he doesn't -- a straight edge to make that cut just use tape measure runs it down that's correct. And then. Back aggregate that -- away. Friend Erica hill thank harassment clean up any rough edges on it that if it's nice and tight. With what he's going up again you're doing that kind of with a little slight angle like back cut -- works well if need be -- depends on what you're putting up there yeah. So you want to have is as good enjoy before you put the compound up as it possibly can yet correct me about it I left compound that's probably."

" Canadians got the better finished."

" McVeigh case measurement here. Getting ready to. Cut it out for the ceiling box you gotta -- to cut it and correct know about the circle."

" Now what is this we've gone to. After circle pattern Turkish foreign aboard the flexibility -- cutting -- on the point right just such a paper."

" And you go around with a -- that it. Then with the feel. If you angle a little bit. You'll fit in here positioning it's gone a lot simpler than that because that's great threat that's a good point --"

" Again I don't back right."

" OK so we better get out of their way Larry that in. And then this -- will come all the way practically to the end of the room right and --"

" Larry had never seen up fences like these."

" What do you call them their how to walk up drugs that are adjustable wrenches they won't go up for different ceiling height -- they have the -- also like you're noticing it definitely on."

" And getting on top and a great cities and never say the very thirty."

" Okay Larry any tips on how you fill -- with the the joint compound. Mind you but you're not out there and -- have to look at an all purpose compound an all purpose company using a six inch night and correct. Filling out that the reason that the coming in right now this is that to factory edge is coming together so you've got that recess father realized."

" Once you let us all and end up like some people. The factory itself -- again."

" My father you find the truth is covering one. The true of me read something here."

" OK now we're ready for the tape."

" Why do you need the tape."

" Valor we have cracked in half that they think he can't fellow with the compound. And can't and one crash -- it'll contract runs and drive and he would crack again good him away from attractive to me."

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