Hanging Drywall Around Garage Door

Place one screw approximately every 2 feet apart on a stud.

Hanging drywall around garage door. Minimizing cracks at openings. However i have two very significant problems to deal with. Do not fasten the drywall to the header. Because of this the builder s may.

Then the drywall will break around the electrical box left requiring extra time to patch. The empty space near my ceiling is right next to my garage lights which highlight any imperfections in the wall. The basic idea is easy. Most garages are around 10 high which means you ll need to cut some of the drywall sheets to fit.

The key to solve this problem is to check the fit before you press the drywall tight to the wall. After carefully measuring and cutting out the openings in your sheet of drywall hold the drywall in place. Just mark the approximate center of the outlet or light hang the sheet of drywall and then poke the thin spiral bit through the center mark and follow the edge of the fixture all the way around. Hang the largest pieces of drywall first then the smaller ones.

All the drywall that is missing is located directly over the garage doors door openers and rails. Installing drywall around windows and doors. How to finish drywall around garage doors. The installed sheetrock panel may now cover all or part of the top of the door opening.

To do this attach the drywall to the ceiling studs with drywall screws every four to six inches. Secure the panel to the studs using drywall screws. Use the interior casing to secure the loose edge of the drywall. The interior walls of a garage often take a low priority when a home is built because the garage is not a living area.

It s better to have those joints and seams near the bottom of the wall instead of the top. Having read previous horror stories i intend to use a drywall lift and a self loading drywall gun. Ignore the door frame for now and position the 4 foot by 8 foot piece of sheetrock as if no door frame existed. To prevent cracked drywall joints at the corners of windows and doors place the sheet so the joint falls in the center of the opening and then cut out the waste.

For door and window openings hang the sheet across the opening and then follow the framing with the spiral bit no.