I was hanging drywall recently on a typical noisy job site. A radio was on, saws were running, and lots of people were working. When hanging drywall, I just yell out the measurement to the guy making the cut—for example, “84 and a quarter.” Because I say the measurement kind of fast, I usually have to repeat it. Near a window where I was working, a siding guy on scaffolding was calling out measurements. He would yell “84,” pause, and then yell “one-quarter.” It was like giving two separate measurements. He stated each number clearly, and I seldom heard him repeat a measurement.
—Myron Ferguson, Middle Grove, N.Y.
Edited by Charles Miller
From Fine Homebuilding #262
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When hanging drywall or wall/roof sheathing, we round back to the nearest quarter. The cutter will then leave the line when cutting.
For example 84 & 2 is 84-1/2” and 84 & 3 is 84-3/4”.
Doing this ensures no trimming will have to be done, with this method, the most that you will have to split is 3/16” between the two sides.