How To Sheet A Wall

Then lay out the required height and distance from the edge.

How to sheet a wall.

Place the piece of sheeting on the wall and flush the sheeting up with the left most stud. Make sure the sheeting is also flush with the line on the top edge. Have someone help you prop the drywall up and position it tight against the ceiling. Mark the cutlines on the appropriate panel and.

Now staple the sheet off. Stand the sheet on your floor spacer s so that it s at the proper height and lean it against the wall as upright as you can without it falling on your head. Again it s likely that you will have to cut some pieces of drywall in order to center the end pieces onto a stud. When cutting drywall use a t square and razor knife to score a line on one side of the drywall paper.

Using osb at the corners and fiberboard in between will reduce material cost. This is usually where stud layout is pulled from which will ensure the sheeting will splice on a stud. Measure the wall against a piece of drywall to determine whether its end piece will fit in the center of a stud. The job can be completed with manual tools but power tools are more efficient.

Sheeting will start at the bottom left corner of the wall. Use a framing square to draw lines where the top and bottom of the opening should be. This instructional video teaches how to hang sheathing using dodge hangers. 2 drive screws into the drywall sheet.