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Posted by Eigenvector on July 29, 2007, 11:11 pm
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>>> 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?
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>> 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.
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>> 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)
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> That seems to be what everyone is saying so I probably will go with
> horizontal hanging although I think by myself getting it up and stay put
> with my right hand while I put a few screws in would be a chanllenge.
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Watch yourself when you do that, hanging drywall by myself was exactly how I
developed tennis elbow - it ain't a fun ailment to have and it lasts and
lasts. Get help if you can, if not, take it slow and remember to use the
studs in the wall as friction helpers in keeping the wallboard up in
position. Electrical boxes can be your friend too, they provide the
necessary structure to take the load off your arms.
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>>> 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?
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>> 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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> Alright then that's what I would do.
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> MC
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