Hanging Drywall On Angled Walls

Little tweaks take a little time but in the long run speed up the hanging.

Hanging drywall on angled walls. A loose fit avoids this problem. Put a string line out to check the center ridge to make sure it s straight. 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. Do the same on the adjoining wall.

Unless you re hanging drywall on an a frame structure you will have vertical sidewalls that meet the bottom point where the slanted wall meets the regular wall. Cut it to leave about a 1 8 in. To hang drywall on a concrete or brick ceiling you can use joint compound as mastic. Fasten the bead with 1 inch drywall nails hammered every 10 inches through the perforations in each leg so that the legs are tight to the wall and the corner is not distorted in any way.

Gap at edges right. Continue installation until the top row of drywall panels is positioned and attached between the walls. Snapping the panel back in the original direction will cleanly sever the pieces. In fact when you re hanging the ceiling keep in mind that 1 2 in.

The basic idea is easy. It s important to get the line straight. You can also rent a drywall hoist to push it tight to the ceiling. Step 1 install drywall on any vertical walls that adjoin the slanted walls first.

Measure across the wall framing for walls and perpendicular to the ceiling joists for a ceiling to locate the precise point that the angle intercepts the 4 foot width of the drywall sheet you. The screw heads fit into the wide opening of the keyhole bracket and then you slide the screw post into the narrow. And the same is true of inside wall corners. If it is straight careful hang the first sheet.

Use 1 inch drywall screws allowing the screw heads to stick out about 1 4 inch. That way the other sheets will fit together nicely. You mud the backside create a 2x4 t to hold it tight against the ceiling and then nail it in with concrete nails. And removing a piece to shave a too tight edge is messy and time consuming.