How To Hang Drywall On Tall Walls

5 8 inch is heaviest and the most soundproof.

How to hang drywall on tall walls.

Cover wire runs with a 1 16 metal plate when wires come within 1 1 4 of the stud face. Its more a matter of personal preference and not a right or wrong way. 3 8 inch is best to cover existing walls. Installing drywall with a helper is the best way to get er done.

Hang the drywall vertically. Wall preparation for hanging drywall. Just before closing up the walls make sure everything is just right. 1 4 inch is the choice for curved walls and arches.

Depending on what you re hanging or mounting you may want to use a specific kind of drywall anchor and there are several to choose from. But for drywall it shouldn t matter unless the plans specify a shear nailing schedule for the drywall. On commercial jobs fire codes often require seams to fall on the entire length of the framing so the drywall must be hung vertically. On ceilings you install sheets perpendicular to the joists because you want the strength axis to be perpendicular to prevent sagging.

Then you screw into the anchor so everything stays in place. Hanging drywall over your head is no fun. Around here we have to install plywood vertical to get adequate nailing around the edges for shear strength. Next hang the top wall row.

That way the wall pieces support the ceiling pieces. Here is a quick guide for how to work as a team to install drywall. To make the job somewhat easier make a crutch photo 3. To make it a lot easier pony up for a drywall lift.

On the bottom row use a drywall lifter to pry the panel inch up from the floor to allow for shrinkage of the framing as on the ceiling offset the end joints from those in the previous row by at least 4 feet. Drywall is heavy awkward and hard to get into position. A drywall anchor goes between the screw and the drywall biting into the drywall much more effectively than a screw would. How high are the walls.

Install the next row of panels as in step 4 butting the edges tightly together. When hanging drywall the ultimate goal is to create the fewest number of seams possible. First you can get 9 or 10 foot drywall sheets. When applying drywall to a 9 foot tall wall there are a couple ways to go.

This means working with the largest drywall panels and pieces you can. Add extra studs photo 1 or blocks photo 2 to support the drywall edges as necessary.