A standard 8 foot high wall accommodates two sheets of drywall installed horizontally.
Drywall floor or ceiling first.
Install drywall on the walls before installing floor covering.
Professionals always do the lids ceilings first.
The drywall on the walls can support the ceiling pieces.
You can create tight and fitted corners more easily.
Check the ceiling for bowed joists using a 4 ft.
Hanging the drywall on the ceiling first is not only simpler but will lead to longer lasting results that require fewer future repairs.
To make it a lot easier pony up for a drywall lift.
First time remodelers often make the mistake of letting drywall rest on the floor while attaching it to the vertical wall studs with screws rather than pushing the board up as high as possible to.
Construction s a messy job and if you install the flooring first you ll spend more time on the walls because you ll have to be more careful not to drip joint compound on a new floor.
Hang drywall on the ceiling first then the walls.
Hanging drywall over your head is no fun.
Drywall is heavy awkward and hard to get into position.
Are of no concern.
Irregularities less than 1 8 in.
If time is of the essence it s quicker to hang the drywall and tape out the walls first.
Both drywall work and floor installation create a mess but drywall s mess far exceeds that of flooring.
By putting in the drywall first you separate drywall and its dust from the flooring later on.
Now a word for you rookies.
That way the wall pieces support the ceiling pieces.
The general construction rule is to work from the top of the room downward.
Hanging drywall from the top down.
This recommendation does not apply to subfloor.