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Comment posted by www.BlackThorneBuilding.co.uk

Dearest Drywall article was entertaining to read.

http://aconstructedlife.blogspot.com/2007/12/dearest-drywall.html

Regarding the Drywall pointers, “also make sure that screws are not sunk in too far otherwise the boards will not hold onto the wall sufficiently.”

Drywall Pointers: 1) For the love of god, make sure the studs (or whatever surface you’re applying the drywall to) are level and smooth. Use cardboard shims to add height/depth to studs and carefully check each stud for stray nails or staples. If you do not do this, you’ll end up with a sheet of drywall that’s almost completely screwed in but then suddenly cracks, breaks or bulges. 2) Don’t make a cut unless you’re confident in your measurements and the placement of the cut. Otherwise, you’ll be left with a hole in your drywall that you now have to patch. 3) Remember that building walls is a layering process-errors in your framing job will come back to haunt you and remind you of the night you declared, “those studs are level enough,” when in fact, they were not. 4) Rent a drywall lift for ceiling pieces. It’s worth the money. 5) If you have lots of drywall to hang, consider buying a screw gun-it makes the job go a little faster. 6) If the screw misses the stud, take a philips screwdriver and a hammer to pound it in rather than pulling it out. 7) After hanging each sheet of drywall, make sure all your screws are sunk in deep enough.