Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man installing drywall - Georgepeters/Getty Images Whether you're repairing a wall with water damage, covering up an outdated ...

Nick is a writer with nearly a decade of experience in the home improvement industry. Now one of Forbes Home’s in-house writers, he previously wrote for Forbes Home as a freelance writer. He has ...

Fasten wood backing wherever drywall ends have no support within four inches. Note: Make sure to check corners and ceiling/wall joints. Measure from the end of the ceiling to the middle of a joist and ...

Covering an old ceiling with new drywall is a big job—it requires basic drywall skills, heavy lifting, a serious time commitment and a major mess. But in some cases, it’s the smartest way to go. We ...

Q: We are putting up gypsum board for a ceiling in a storage shed that we are refurbishing. My husband uses his head along with his arms to hold up the board while he screws the sheet onto the ceiling ...

Large sheets of drywall are very heavy. You can rent machines that hold the sheets up against the ceiling. (Tim Carter) Perspective by Tim Carter Q: Tim, I need your ...

Q. The insurance companies and the adhesive company have done a good job in keeping this problem quiet for obvious reasons. For a few years in the 60's and 70's two layers of drywall were used in the ...

Q As a longtime income property manager, I thought I had seen it all — until a drywall ceiling in a tenant's living room suddenly gave way and fell to the floor. It wasn't just a piece here and there; ...