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Protecting Stairs During Drywall Installation
In my 20 years as a drywall contractor, I’ve worked on a lot of two- and three-story houses. In just about every one, the finished stairs are in place when…
Invisible Drywall Seams
Create perfect walls with minimal mess, effort, and frustration
Invisible Drywall Seams
Create perfect walls with minimal mess, effort, and frustration.
Fixing Oversize Holes Around Electrical Boxes
Whenever we hang drywall, a few boxes are always misrouted slightly, leaving a ragged hole that the outlet or switch plate can’t cover (drawing 1). We’ve solved this problem, and…
Tinted Joint Compound Simplifies Drywall Touch-Ups
After sanding or sponging off a drywall-compound job, I shine a 500w halogen lamp at an acute angle to highlight any remaining defects. Then I touch up the spots with…
Leveling an Old Ceiling
Steel studs attached to the sides of existing floor joists of the room above create a flat surface for new drywall.
Trimming a drywall patch
Recently, I had to finesse a small piece of drywall into place as a patch. As I began fitting the drywall into its opening, it became clear that I needed…
Removing a Bearing Wall
Hide the new carrying beam in the ceiling, and they'll forget that wall ever existed.
Decorating With Drywall
Drywall panels and innovative corner beads turn a former living room into a formal dining room.
The secret life of mud pans
When carpenters have to do the rare tape-and-mud job, it can seem that more mud ends up on jeans and floors than on walls and ceilings. Consequently, the mud pan…

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