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Drywall expert and home performance contractor Myron Ferguson explains how to install drywall over rigid interior foam
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A successful drywall installer explores the pros and cons of adding home performance contracting to his business
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Is there such a thing as a control joint for drywall?
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Q: A recent customer wanted to do his own painting and used an airless sprayer to apply primer to the bare drywall. He then rolled on the finish paint, but now he's complaining that the surface is rough wherever the drywall finisher sanded. He is blaming the drywall contractor, but I'm not sure...
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Build arches, wainscot, and other architectural details with scrap drywall and specialty trim.
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A Level 5 finish may prevent callbacks in areas of high visibility, but it's not always necessary.
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Q: My clients are concerned about mold, and want the walls and ceilings of their remodeled basement to be covered with paperless drywall instead of regular gypsum board. Are there any tricks to installing and finishing this material, or is it treated just like standard drywall?
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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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These versatile joint compounds are ideal for small jobs, quick repairs, and tough field conditions.
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Q: We've been called back to repair the ceiling of a vacation-home addition we built last year. The 5/8-inch fire-rated drywall ceiling is covered with 14 inches of blown-in insulation. All the tape joints performed well except those within a 6-foot radius above the wood stove; they've lost...