Hanging Sheetrock On Walls Vertically Or Horizontally

This will give the most amount of coverage to the wall.

Hanging sheetrock on walls vertically or horizontally.

Or in otherwords why do drywall contractors always hang drywall horizontally. High or less attaching the drywall horizontally can reduce the lineal footage of seams by as much as 25 over vertical attachment. Does hanging drywall vertically versus horizontally cause problems. Hanging drywall horizontally does as you point out place seams at a more convenient height for finishing resulting in better work but that s only part of the story.

Feather the edges to manage excess compound. Last edited by mtplus. If the drywall were hung vertically and a seam placed on a bowed out stud the seam would be magnified because of the bump in the wall. On commercial jobs fire codes often require seams to fall on the entire length of the framing so the drywall must be hung vertically.

For walls nine feet high or shorter hanging the drywall horizontally has a number of benefits. In this case 4 full sheets of drywall hung horizontally would fill the. Something important to note is that there may be fire codes that determine how you hang the drywall on commercial jobs. 07 21 2006 at 01 35 pm.

Tuck the drywall up against the ceiling and use drywall screws for securing it to the studs. Hanging drywall horizontally then allows for a perfect fit with one sheet on top of the other. How high are the walls. Feathering is an application technique that increases the pressure and angle of the drywall knife as it moves towards the edge of the compound.

If you re hanging drywall on the walls you ll be installing it horizontally the majority of the time. Hanging horizontally also allows the drywall to flow over the framing so that bowed studs create less of a problem. Following the same vertical horizontal corner pattern apply pre mixed joint compound over the mesh tape with a drywall knife. When the walls are 9 ft.

Step 4 install drywall on top boards. This applies to either vertical or horizontal installations. No horizontally made cuts are necessary assuming the wall has no odd shapes or fixtures. Imagine a wall that is 8 feet top to bottom and 16 feet side to side with no fixtures.