Finishing off a basement and the people who hung the sheetrock didn’t stagger wall seams. I have put mud on sanded and now textured. The problem is when I came back the next day there was hair line cracks in the 8′ butt seams. Is there any way to fix it so it doesn’t crack […]
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How many screws do you use per drywall sheet? I use 5 per stud personally on 16 inch on center studs that is 6 studs per sheet which comes out to 30 screws per sheet. Related posts: Hanging ceiling on 2 by 4s
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Hanging ceiling on 2 by 4s
I need to lower my basement ceiling height about an inch due to plumbing. So I would like to run 2 by 4s across my floor joist to lower my ceiling than hang sheetrock. I don’t know if this will be strong enough. Can I hang 5/8 sheet rock on 2 by 4s in my […]