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Temporary Cleats for Solo Drywall Hanging
1x4 scraps screwed to the ceiling can replace a costly drywall lift and are arguably easier to use in tight spaces.
Boxed Lally
While finishing a downstairs room, my thoughts were on the two Lally columns that carry the beam supporting the ceiling. Their steel-pipe look didn't go with the new decor, which…
Textured drywall patch
On my current kitchen remodeling job I had to patch a hole in the ceiling and match the existing drywall texture. The old texture looked like it been blown on…
Scribe-Fit Plaster Patch
As a remodeling contractor in Pennsylvania, I often have to patch plaster walls. Unfortunately, "squaring up" a hole in a plaster wall to receive a drywall or rock-lath patch can…
Return backing
My partners and I use drywall returns similar to the ones that Dennis Darrah wrote about in his article Drywall Detailing. We found, however, that some of the savings that…
Drywall Detailing
An alternative to wood trim around doors, windows and skylights.
Solo drywall hanging
If you can lift a sheet of drywall, you can install it on a ceiling by yourself with the help of three deadmen, a couple of cleats and a stepladder.…
Drywall patch
Before we moved into our house, somebody ripped out all the wiring -- I guess for the copper. Whoever did it punched access holes in the drywall above each outlet box.…
Shop-Built Drywall Lift
An inexpensive alternative to a bad back.
More backing
I have noticed that back issues of Fine Homebuilding have tips on stick-framed backing for 45° corners. While they're good methods, they require 4x4s and tablesaws, neither of which I usually…

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