Wallboard & Drywall

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  Chinese Drywall Problem Spreads Along Gulf Coast

   

• In Florida, a Plague of Bad Drywall

   

• Chinese Drywall Update

   

• In the News

  Chinese drywall investigated in Florida; West Virginia builder sued for installing fake radon systems; green building stats fall short; more

   

• Q&A: Modifying Roof Trusses

  Q: My client wants to add a 16-inch-wide 4-inch-deep tray ceiling in a room where the drywall ceiling is attached to the bottom chord of roof trusses. To do this, I'd have to cut out and raise the bottom chords of the trusses. Is that possible?

   
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  Products

  Drywall primer; affordable whirlpool tub; easy replacement windows; quiet garbage disposer; more

   

• In the News

  Roofing nails puncture gas lines in Texas; hot countertops rattle kitchen and bath industry; dustup over drywall

   

• Q&A: What Causes Drywall Fasteners to Pop?

  Q: On a recent project, several hundred screw pops showed up on the primed walls and ceilings. About half the boards in the house had to be rescrewed and patched, and all the drywall had to be reprimed. Although it was raining when the drywall was stocked, my drywaller says he did not use any of...

   
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  Soundproofing A Band Room (Subscriber content)

  Using simple techniques and specialized products, you can block out even live rock ’n ’roll.

   

• Letters

  Drywall back-blocking in action; A-frame appreciation; hard workers in California; more