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Posted by MiamiCuse on July 29, 2007, 6:21 pm
When you attach sheet rock do you attach it horizontally or vertically? The
floor to ceiling height is 8', and wall studs are spaced 16" OC, so it would
work either way, just curious if I should them horizontally (one on top, one
at bottom) or vertically?
I am leaning to installing them vertically simply because it is easier for
one person to handle, and any uneven-ness on the ceiling is probably easier
to deal with for a 4' width at a time. Does this make sense?
Code calls for a screw every 8" so I would do that along the edges.
However, what about the two studs in the middle? Do you put screws every 8"
from top to bottom along those studs too, seems like an overkill, or may be
not?
Thanks,
MC
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Posted by Eigenvector on July 29, 2007, 6:54 pm
> When you attach sheet rock do you attach it horizontally or vertically?
> The floor to ceiling height is 8', and wall studs are spaced 16" OC, so it
> would work either way, just curious if I should them horizontally (one on
> top, one at bottom) or vertically?
>
> I am leaning to installing them vertically simply because it is easier for
> one person to handle, and any uneven-ness on the ceiling is probably
> easier to deal with for a 4' width at a time. Does this make sense?
>
> Code calls for a screw every 8" so I would do that along the edges.
> However, what about the two studs in the middle? Do you put screws every
> 8" from top to bottom along those studs too, seems like an overkill, or
> may be not?
>
> Thanks,
>
> MC
Wait for someone who knows what they're talking about before taking my
advice, but when I installed my sheetrock in the basement I did it oriented
in whatever way created less waste and less joints - case in point my walls
were 3 feet from ceiling to foundation wall. I cut a sheet into a 3x8
section and screwed it in - resulting in 2 joints instead of 3 (corners +
middle). As for how many screws, I put in as many as was required by code -
1 per 8" (I actually don't and didn't know what code was, so I put in screws
at what seemed a reasonable distance - about 10" or so really. They're just
screws and it doesn't take much time to put them in, plus when mudding and
taping you'll remove some that don't go all the way in.
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Posted by bob on July 29, 2007, 7:39 pm
I've found vertically worked best for me because it Avoided Butt joints
which don't hide as well as the joints where the drywall is tapered.
If your walls are longer that 8Ft your probably best going verticle
Bob
> When you attach sheet rock do you attach it horizontally or vertically?
> The floor to ceiling height is 8', and wall studs are spaced 16" OC, so it
> would work either way, just curious if I should them horizontally (one on
> top, one at bottom) or vertically?
>
> I am leaning to installing them vertically simply because it is easier for
> one person to handle, and any uneven-ness on the ceiling is probably
> easier to deal with for a 4' width at a time. Does this make sense?
>
> Code calls for a screw every 8" so I would do that along the edges.
> However, what about the two studs in the middle? Do you put screws every
> 8" from top to bottom along those studs too, seems like an overkill, or
> may be not?
>
> Thanks,
>
> MC
>
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Posted by Oren on July 29, 2007, 7:47 pm
On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:21:38 -0400, "MiamiCuse"
>When you attach sheet rock do you attach it horizontally or vertically? The
>floor to ceiling height is 8', and wall studs are spaced 16" OC, so it would
>work either way, just curious if I should them horizontally (one on top, one
>at bottom) or vertically?
>
>I am leaning to installing them vertically simply because it is easier for
>one person to handle, and any uneven-ness on the ceiling is probably easier
>to deal with for a 4' width at a time. Does this make sense?
>
>Code calls for a screw every 8" so I would do that along the edges.
>However, what about the two studs in the middle? Do you put screws every 8"
>from top to bottom along those studs too, seems like an overkill, or may be
>not?
>
>Thanks,
>
>MC
>
I don't see anything wrong standing 8 foot sheets. Put the cut
vertical in the corner for mud and tape.
I hang sheetrock horizontally, but that is me.
--
Oren
Hofstadter's Law - It [a task] always takes longer than you expect, even when
you take into account Hofstadter's Law.
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on July 29, 2007, 9:34 pm
> When you attach sheet rock do you attach it horizontally or vertically?
> The floor to ceiling height is 8', and wall studs are spaced 16" OC, so it
> would work either way, just curious if I should them horizontally (one on
> top, one at bottom) or vertically?
>
> I am leaning to installing them vertically simply because it is easier for
> one person to handle, and any uneven-ness on the ceiling is probably
> easier to deal with for a 4' width at a time. Does this make sense?
No. It can be easy for one person to do horizontal with the right setup.
You slide the sheet up to the ceiling and wedge it in place. One you get
just a couple or screws, it will stay. You cut the bottom sheet with a tiny
bit of clearance to the floor to take up any unevenness. There is a foot
bracket that you can use to held it in place while putting screws in.
Now you have along seam to tape at a comfortable height, the high and low
seams are only half or a third (if you use 12" sheets)
>
> Code calls for a screw every 8" so I would do that along the edges.
> However, what about the two studs in the middle? Do you put screws every
> 8" from top to bottom along those studs too, seems like an overkill, or
> may be not?
The code says every 8" right? They mean every 8". When they change to
code to read "every 8" on the edges and put what you think looks right in
the center" you may use less.
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