Hanging drywall is not finish carpentry. I’ve always cut my pieces 1/4 or 3/8-inch less than the actual length. The drywall ...

My son and I started hanging 100 sheets of drywall about a month ago. He had never done this task before and picked it up ...

Hang the drywall so it’s ⅛-inch back from the outside corner. Do this with both pieces that form the outside corner. Doing this will make it very easy to install the corner bead. Screw spacing ...

Drywall anchors are a handy solution in these cases. Simply drill a hole and insert an anchor, and its firm grip on the drywall provides a strong base for hanging heavier items than the drywall ...

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Scrape it again when it softens. Holmes also suggests rounding the corners of your scraper blades with a file to keep them from digging into the drywall. After scraping, Holmes says you can patch ...