Lay The Drywall Down or Stand it up?
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- čas přidán 13. 10. 2022
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Just wanted to say thanks for all the videos, I did the drywall and taping in my house I built 3 1/2 years ago and it turned out well. The tips you have saved me alot of time and grief.
Thanks again
Thank you :) always seen the boards vertical but its a good tip to remember
Thank you for your video. I faced the same situation. I have basement to finish, 8.5 feet and is planning to hang 9 feet drywall vertically. I don't have any structural walls, also my house is 12 years old and I don't expect any stud movements.
Another great reason to lay the sheets horizontally is if the basement has any degree of flooding its easy to remove the bottom sheet without having to cut the vertical sheets up 2' and make a continuous butt joint. Theres far too many "experts" on youtube that are clueless and learned the wrong way to do things.
Couldn't have said it better myself
Mr Ken's tool shop might just have to get one of them t-shirts! Normally I don't like watching intros but I like yours whoever did that did a good job! When I first started my business I wanted to have a Ghostbusters won't be show up to the job site like that like the help is here, put on a big production ECT.
I prefer which ever way gives me less joints. Id rather finish 1 joint down the middle and a few butts, than 4-5 stand up flats.
So I been ticking with 1/4 staple up sheets but finishing up with screws .. it works
I always heard that you should lay them horizontal to create a sheer wall.
I didn't hear in your video if the framing was wood or metal studs.
So which one is it ?
Wood
If hanging drywall on furring strips on the brick wall or in the basement with 24" oc,
I just add a strip of 3/4" thick ridgid foam board between frame members or furring. That solve the problem.
Same with z channel and foam insulation
If it’s in wood then I’d use 5/8 and lay it down for sure! You can’t stand up on wood these days unless you wanna scab on studs and float out bad flats from crowned wood studs.
These days, with all the bad shoulders you get on drywall it's easier to finish butts than flats. I never stand anything up. If it's 24's then I use 5/8 and have never had a problem. As others have mentioned with the quality of the lumber, and the framers these days you'll be scabbing on boards all day if you stand it up.
I'm not experiencing that the framing has been right on. It's really what your use to I think. Like I said nothing surprises me anymore.
Most homeowners, if they're doing their own work, will stand up the drywall because:
1) they will buy the common 8 foot sheets which are the exact size to reach floor to ceiling
2) they will see the tapered edges and intuitively feel that the joint should be along the stud
But then someone will come along and tell them, "Don't you know that the pros hang drywall sideways?"
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Every basement I've ever done was
#1 Stand up's
#2 Done by one man alone
#3 One man should hang 7-10 sheets an hour
#4 No Butt Joints is always better
I'm going to be texturing ceiling and walls (fresh drywall) I would like to do ceiling and walls all in one go. I plan on doing knockdown on walls and more of a orange peel on the ceiling. Would I be able to spray ceiling and walls all in one go and then just knock down the walls?
If you're looking for a very light knockdown yes
@@THEDRYWALLDOCTOR1 Thanks. I know usually the mud is really thin for orange peel but in this case do you thing I should go thicker?
Yes but your orange peel will look like a light splatter rather than an orange peel.
9 ft ceilings , 2 ft centres insulated, wired and polyed.. Max length to get down the stairs is 8 x 4 sheets. whats your take
Yeah lay it down. I may even scab some pieces where I want stronger seams.
@@THEDRYWALLDOCTOR1 Lay it done as in vertical and add 1 ft piece x 4 to each section. Or horizontal to the stud seams
I would prefer standups in a basement because I could finish the whole wall with my boxes
I assume you are just talking about the horizontal seam area being weaker? As far as the body of the sheet, it shouldn't really make a different because either way, it's going to be 24" between the studs.
Yes the seams between the studs with 1/2" drywall, otherwise I would of wanted them to lay it down.
This guys full of crap. Drywall does not have a strength axis like plywood or dimension lumber so it has the exact same strength ratio either way. Theres no fiberglass strands oriented in one direction the full length of the sheet. The fibers are oriented in a random pattern so there is no preffered way of applying drywall. The reason for the weakness is the 24" spacing of the studs. In Canada all drywall is hung horizontally because it minimizes bending over to mud. Even 3/8 OSB is weak if the spacing is 24". Thats why all new home construction is 16" stud spacing and 19" joist spacing. Thats why when your sheeting a roof you have to use H-clips because the 24" spacing makes the 3/8 OSB break if you stand on the joint.
I prefer to stand them up, not a fan of butt joints