| Drywall is another common material that is used in | | | | might have to do a little sanding and with a finishing |
| home repair and improvements. Drywall comes in | | | | trowel pass a wider and thinner coat of plaster over |
| different sizes starting from 4' x 8' lengths, then 4' x | | | | it. This should give you a nice smooth joint with little |
| 10' lengths and even larger drywall also comes in | | | | sanding. Quick note; don't sand these joints to the |
| different thicknesses. 3/8 and half-inch and 5/8. | | | | point where you are creating a depression at the |
| Generally most common drywall is half-inch. | | | | joint, sand with the head of the sanding pole |
| You can buy green drywall for damp places like | | | | perpendicular to the joint. |
| showers bathrooms cold rooms etc. | | | | Priming drywall |
| You can also buy a sound deadening drywall to | | | | After sanding the drywall you can roll and good |
| prevent sound from going through. | | | | quality latex primer over the bare drywall. Since the |
| You can buy fire resistant drywall to the aid against | | | | primer soaks into the drywall quickly it causes the |
| fire. | | | | primer to dry quickly leaving any imperfections on the |
| The way drywall is made, it has a relieved edge, so | | | | drywall, so be careful in rolling your drywall primer not |
| when you put two pieces of drywall together | | | | to leave heavy lines from the edges of the roller. |
| side-by-side you will have approximately a little over | | | | The best way to do this is get about a medium pile |
| an inch of depressed drywall little thinner than the | | | | roller and roll evenly with applying equal pressure on |
| rest of it so when you put drywall compound on | | | | both sides of the roller not to push too hard on |
| there and apply tape over the joint you won't have | | | | either edge. After you rolled a couple of feet |
| a hump in the drywall this depression allows you to | | | | forward then roll the same couple feet backward to |
| smooth sand it flush. | | | | even everything out and make sure that all the |
| Taping drywall | | | | drywall is covered with primer. |
| I usually tape all the drywall connections first with the | | | | Once the primer has dried, you can now sand the |
| fiberglass mesh tape, the mesh tape has a | | | | drywall to make it smooth and not gritty. |
| self-adhesive so it will stick to the drywall. Now that | | | | Inspect drywall |
| you have the whole wall or room taped with the | | | | Now you can inspect the drywall for imperfections in |
| mash, the next thing is to cover all the tape mesh | | | | your plaster work. If there's any edges or dents in |
| with drywall mud. When the mud has dried, you can | | | | your plaster work this is where you can find them. |
| sand the high spots and the rough spots off or out | | | | Once corrected you can re-prime the spots and |
| and we apply another coat of mud (known as | | | | you're ready to paint. |
| plaster). When the second coat is dry again you | | | | |