How much drywall?
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How much drywall?
I've finished insulating my garage. Drywall is next. I found a few calculators on the web that estimate that I need about 18 4X8 sheets. Can anyone out there in the building industry confirm that I'm not going to be making 2 trips to home depot, the second either to return extra or to buy more? The walls are 9 feet high, and there is 75 feet of wall that needs to be covered. There are 2 7X9 garage doors and no windows. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Id Definately Go With 12 Foot Sheets If You Can They Cost Less Per Sq Ft And Cover More Wall Faster, Im Gussing Youll Need About 14 4x12 Sheets But You Need To Add A Little For Waste, Yes You Will Have Some Nad As Long As You Dont Damage Them You Can Always Return The Extras
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Another thing to add,food for thought.Run a 1x6 treated baseboard around the perimeter first,then drywall from there up.that way you drywall does not get water damaged and if one of your boards does rot out,you simply yank it off and replace it.It is alot easier that repairing water damaged drywall.
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Originally Posted by King Triton
Another thing to add,food for thought.Run a 1x6 treated baseboard around the perimeter first,then drywall from there up.that way you drywall does not get water damaged and if one of your boards does rot out,you simply yank it off and replace it.It is alot easier that repairing water damaged drywall.
Good idear! Thanks, I think I'll do this....At least around the part of the garage that is getting new sheet rock. The garage is attached, so the builider already did some of it... THanks again for the advice...
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all,
The garage must be nearly 20' x 20' by his explanation.
With the ceiling he will need 34 sheets of 4 x 8.
Good Luck,
KingFisher
The garage must be nearly 20' x 20' by his explanation.
With the ceiling he will need 34 sheets of 4 x 8.
Good Luck,
KingFisher
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No, I'm not doing the ceiling yet. And as far as the dimensions, I'm finishing what the builder didn't. They only put up drywall on the sections that attached the house. I'm just finishing the open stud bays. Thanks for all the input guys! I appreciate it.
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Almost all building centers will help you figure it, also it's a great idea to use the bigger sheets so that there is less seams vertically, therefore saving you alot of time and potential cracks. I don't know how much experince you have with it, but fill your seams with as little as possible-- will save you sanding in the long run. ALot of people cake it on -which means you will be sanding like a mad man . good luck..
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Originally Posted by geson
why would you use drywall in a shop where you will be spilling oil and fluids and knocking holes thru it with jack handles? use plywood or osb..it's tougher
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Originally Posted by maa139
Have you looked recently at the price of OSB and drywall?
sure I have and ain't it a shame?..I am a union carpenter and also a residential contractor and found out why I've had to nearly double my recent bids..It's Iraq..the government is buying all the osb and plywood as well as much of the deminsional lumber and paying top dollar for it..they don't care cause it ain't their money but that makes it exceedingly tempting for the yards to keep their usual stock on hand so you pay much more..it's a shame...but I'd still prefer it to drywall as a lasting wallcover for a working garage
At the time I couldn't even buy lumber like that.
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Originally Posted by geson
sure I have and ain't it a shame?..I am a union carpenter and also a residential contractor and found out why I've had to nearly double my recent bids..It's Iraq..the government is buying all the osb and plywood as well as much of the deminsional lumber and paying top dollar for it..they don't care cause it ain't their money but that makes it exceedingly tempting for the yards to keep their usual stock on hand so you pay much more..it's a shame...but I'd still prefer it to drywall as a lasting wallcover for a working garage