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Valuable Recommendations on Handling Drywall Installation

Guidelines to Successfully Handle Drywall

Skilled drywall installation professionals have efficiently dealt with a significant amount of drywall by hanging, patching, priming, and finishing it. Explore this collection of techniques for handling drywall to simplify your upcoming construction or renovation project.

Create a Hole for the Patching Material

After taking out a nail, drywall anchor, or picture hanger, it is common to have a small protruding edge of previous paint or drywall that is challenging to conceal using patching materials. To remedy the issue, create a small indentation in the hole and subsequently patch the area. The handle of well-made putty knives commonly features a rigid plastic or brass tip with a curved shape that is highly effective in creating an indentation. The handle end of a screwdriver or a utility knife can also serve this purpose because of its round shape. Apply pressure to the surface by twisting the handle against the hole, or use your denting tool as a hammer if you possess sufficient accuracy.

Solo Drywall Hanging

When you’re by yourself, hanging the top course of drywall is difficult. With a few 16-d nails, create a straightforward bracket between one and two feet from the sheet’s ends to simplify the task. Simply drive them 48-1/2 inches below the ceiling and a little over an inch deep into the studs. Lift the sheet, putting its bottom edge on the nails. With one hand, push the sheet up against the ceiling, and with the other, secure it with a few drywall nails that have already been started.

Smash Protruding Drywall

Occasionally, window and door jambs become somewhat recessed, which complicates the installation of trim. By hammering in or cutting out the drywall around the edge of the jamb, you may adjust slight level variances. But be careful not to extend beyond what the trim will cover. Jamb extensions are thin pieces of wood that are nailed to the jamb to bring it to flush with the wall surface if the level differential is larger than about 3/16 in.

D Coleman Interiors is a trustworthy drywall installation company in the Cincinnati, OH area. If you want to know more, call us at (513) 268-8187 today!