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The case of the electric mud
While remodeling the basement of an older house, I ran into a shocking problem. The basement had been remodeled years ago. My job was to add a few sheets of…
Handling Big Sheets of Drywall
Longer sheets mean fewer seams and simpler taping and finishing.
Cutting drywall with a T-square
I stuck a hunk of adhesive-backed 80-grit sandpaper on the back of my drywall square, as shown in the drawing. The sandpaper keeps the square's tongue from sliding around when…
A New Way to Repair Old Plaster
If cracks and crumbling plaster have you down, here's a remedy that uses basic methods and materials, and that requires no sanding.
Mechanical Drywall Tools
This family of specialized taping and finishing tools allows you to do a faster, more precise job.
Helical drywall backing
Our company builds three or four circular stairs a week, and often these stairs are finished with a drywall soffit on their underbellies. This is especially nice with a circular…
Improved drywall patch
When 1 have to patch holes in drywall, I first install some 1x backing to support the patch. As shown in the drawing, I place the backing boards behind the…
Sawhorse steadies drywall deadman
Putting drywall on a ceiling by yourself is never fun, but at least you can minimize the agony by using temporary supports (called deadmen) to steady the panels as you…
Covering gaps in drywall
When I installed a new partition wall in an old house, the irregular gaps between the ceiling and the wall were a real eyesore. The typical fix around here for…
Simple Curved Corners
Bending plywood and joint compound make graceful curves in white walls.

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