1 4 inch is the choice for curved walls and arches.
How to hang drywall on angled wall.
Rest the short lip of the t square along the sheet that s already attached to the wall below the sloped ceiling.
The wall boards will then serve as added support for the ceiling boards.
Don t make it tight.
Remember that ceiling pieces should always be installed before wall boards.
Curves and odd spaces.
Angled ceilings may be installed after the walls.
Then slide it along until the top of the t square hits the ceiling.
Hold the tape measure tip against the point where the wall meets the lowest left hand corner of the sloped ceiling.
Install the next row of panels as in step 4 butting the edges tightly together.
Next hang the top wall row.
5 8 inch is heaviest and the most soundproof.
How to install drywall at an angle.
On the bottom row use a drywall lifter to pry the panel inch up from the floor to allow for shrinkage of the framing as on the ceiling offset the end joints from those in the previous row by at least 4 feet.
Now a word for you rookies.
This means working with the largest drywall panels and pieces you can.
Use a t square to measure angled wall sections.
Drywall comes in three basic thicknesses.
3 8 inch is best to cover existing walls.
To make it a lot easier pony up for a drywall lift.
Less than the actual measurement and leave a gap in the corner if necessary.
The easiest way to transfer the exact measurement from the stud system to the drywall is with a paper or cardboard template.
And the same is true of inside wall corners.
Step 2 measure horizontally from the edge of the wall to the middle of the dimensional stud that is just short of the length of the first drywall panel.
So you can safely cut these pieces 1 4 in.
When hanging drywall the ultimate goal is to create the fewest number of seams possible.
Hanging drywall over your head is no fun.
Drywall provides a stable uniform and consistent surface for walls and ceilings.
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.
Typically walls and ceilings are framed as squares or rectangles.
Extend 5 feet of blade from a tape measure.
In fact when you re hanging the ceiling keep in mind that 1 2 in.
Drywall is heavy awkward and hard to get into position.
That way the wall pieces support the ceiling pieces.