Drywalling

I have run into this situation many times over the years, whether I was on a paid job or doing some drywalling myself. So, I can definitely speak to this topic, as I have more experience doing this work alone than I care to remember.  How do you hang drywall by yourself? There are a […]

I enjoy hanging drywall. When you have a room that is framed with no drywall and then throw the drywall up, wow, what a difference it makes! Then, after it is mudded, it looks that much better. Drywalling is a trade that most people can learn easily with the proper instruction and a few tips

Whether your home is old or new, eventually screws and nails will pop in the drywall. It is very common and typically doesn’t mean there is a problem with your structure, it just means your home is settling. I have a bunch of new screw pops to fix and will make sure to take pictures

I don’t know how many times I have come across this question. Plenty of times, I am guessing. It’s a great question and important to know. If you try painting before the mud is dry, you are just going to make a huge mess of the mudding job. To add to that, the mud needs

You can use any drywall you want in your bathroom, technically. However, there are some drywalls made specifically for bathrooms that are moisture and mold resistant. I have a confession, years ago I would use regular drywall in bathrooms in my own homes because I knew I would be sealing everything up and that having

Holes happen. Usually by accident, but still, an inconvenience. Luckily it’s not the hardest thing to fix and I can help you do that. I would say a large hole is about the size of an orange. Of course, there are all different sizes of holes. A very common one is when a towel rack

The secret to fixing cracks in drywall is that there really is no secret! It is a very straightforward procedure that will work every time. In this article, I share that with you. Cracks are usually easier to fix than holes in drywall, so you can be thankful for that! So how do you fix

I can understand when drywalling is new to you that you might not know where to start. You are facing a room full of studs and ceiling joists, ready to have drywall installed and no clue what to do next. So where does a person start first? Read on to find out.  Should you drywall

Until you actually do some drywalling yourself, it’s hard for you to know which tools are a ‘must have’ to make your job go a bit easier, maybe quicker. My list below discloses both of these. So before I go into detail on why you need each of these tools, let’s first identify what the