Sheetrock question

Posted by Jack on October 21, 2009, 9:53 pm

I've got a weird situation where I need to hang sheetrock upside down, like
on a ceiling. The board has to span 28 inches between supports. There is
no way I can put any more support between the span. Is there any special
sheetrock that is stronger than the regular stuff I can get at the borg?
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Posted by benick on October 21, 2009, 10:04 pm

> I've got a weird situation where I need to hang sheetrock upside down,
> like on a ceiling. The board has to span 28 inches between supports.
> There is no way I can put any more support between the span. Is there any
> special sheetrock that is stronger than the regular stuff I can get at the
> borg? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

5/8 won't sag as much as 1/2 inch....

Posted by Bonnett Decorating on October 25, 2009, 9:57 am

wrote:

>> I've got a weird situation where I need to hang sheetrock upside down,
>> like on a ceiling. The board has to span 28 inches between supports.
>> There is no way I can put any more support between the span. Is there any
>> special sheetrock that is stronger than the regular stuff I can get at the
>> borg? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

>5/8 won't sag as much as 1/2 inch....

As noted, 5/8" should do it. My daughter's condo has 24" spacing
between trusses and the 5/8" rock there shows no signs of sag.

Posted by RosemontCrest on October 21, 2009, 10:39 pm

> I've got a weird situation where I need to hang sheetrock upside down, li=

> on a ceiling. =A0The board has to span 28 inches between supports. =A0The=

re is

> no way I can put any more support between the span. =A0Is there any speci=

> sheetrock that is stronger than the regular stuff I can get at the borg?
> Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. =A0Thank you.

There is nothing "weird" about installing sheetrock on ceilings;
that's typically how houses are finished. Installing sheetrock on a
ceiling "upside down" would mean installing it such that the
(typically) brown, unfinished side is exposed to the room.

benick made a sound recommendation to use 5/8" sheetrock. That's what
I use for ceilings.

Posted by Colbyt on October 21, 2009, 11:03 pm

If you really can't then 5/8 is your better choice.

But

Why can't you run furring strips across the 28" OC and run them every 16"
OC so you can have a good ceiling out of 1/2"?

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