Materials To Hang Dry Wall On Ceiling

Bucket of joint compound.

Materials to hang dry wall on ceiling.

One great thing about installing drywall is that it is so cheap. 4 x 16 drywall mud pan. Drywall is also known as plasterboard wallboard and gypsum board. 1 use a drywall t square to draw lines onto drywall sheet 16 in.

You mud the backside create a 2x4 t to hold it tight against the ceiling and then nail it in with concrete nails. These lines correspond to the 1x3 strapping screwed to ceiling joists. You can tear out the existing drywall or plaster lath in a room and re wall it inexpensively. 2 mark onto the drywall the location of any lights or vents in the ceiling.

Roll of joint tape. Drywall router large jobs or keyhole saw smaller projects sanding pads or small sanding blocks. Box of drywall screws. Paper gypsum metal screws and some strips of plastic.

3 set drywall sheet onto the drywall lift then crank it up to the ceiling. Corner strips for outward corners. Half inch for framing spans of 16 in. None of the materials will bankrupt you.

5 cut holes for light or vents using a drywall cutout tool. Some people call it sheetrock but sheetrock is a registered trademark of a company that produces drywall. To hang drywall on a concrete or brick ceiling you can use joint compound as mastic. Most drywalling calls for three basic types and thicknesses of material.

You can also rent a drywall hoist to push it tight to the ceiling. This is simple stuff.