If you find yourself hanging and taping drywall more than
once, and you're not a drywall contractor, you might first
want to ask yourself, "why?" Maybe like many remodelers,
you find you have to "do it yourself" on smaller jobs and
quick repairs. Whatever the reason, if you feel the need for a
little "drywall" reading, here's some of what's available.
Specifiers, and anyone else looking
for comprehensive technical
information on drywall products
and applications, may need to look
no further than the Gypsum
Construction Handbook — 90th
Anniversary Edition ($15 from U.S.
Gypsum Company, P.O. Box
806278, Chicago, IL 60680;
888/874-2450), the oldest reference
of its kind, and a long-time international
standard for the industry. A
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