Hanging Drywall On Angled Walls

Hanging drywall over your head is no fun.

Hanging drywall on angled walls.

Often times i hang drywall by myself. With the panel bent backward at an angle the backside of the drywall can be scored along the fold. Rest the short lip of the t square along the sheet that s already attached to the wall below the sloped ceiling. That way the wall pieces support the ceiling pieces.

Don t make it tight. Step 1 install drywall on any vertical walls that adjoin the slanted walls first. Snapping the panel back in the original direction will cleanly sever the pieces. And i m no arnold schwarzenegger.

After all the drywall has been installed check for protruding screw heads. Now a word for you rookies. When landry does his only choice is to power plane the edge of the stud back into alignment. It should be about 3 4 from the bottom of the joist.

To make it a lot easier pony up for a drywall lift. Measure across the wall framing for walls and perpendicular to the ceiling joists for a ceiling to locate the precise point that the angle intercepts the 4 foot width of the drywall sheet you. Because you ll be hanging the panels at an angle overhead you ll need an assistant and a drywall lift. If you have to hang drywall ceilings by yourself attach a scrap piece of 2 4 to the wall.

Drywall is heavy awkward and hard to get into position. This is an easy way to lay out cuts for sheets on gable walls that meet the sloped ceiling. How to hang paintings on sloped walls. Use a t square to measure angled wall sections.

And the same is true of inside wall corners. Although hanging framed artwork is difficult it is not impossible. Along the perimeter will be covered by drywall on the walls. Finishing touches photo by david carmack.

The sloped walls of an a frame home loft or attic room can be difficult to decorate. So you can safely cut these pieces 1 4 in. Next hang the top wall row. Then slide it along until the top of the t square hits the ceiling.

On exterior walls it s unusual to find a stud that bows into the room because the sheathing holds it in place. Continue installation until the top row of drywall panels is positioned and attached between the walls. 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. To make the job somewhat easier make a crutch photo 3.