Hanging Drywall Around Garage Door

All the drywall that is missing is located directly over the garage doors door openers and rails.

Hanging drywall around garage door.

To prevent cracked drywall joints at the corners of windows and doors place the sheet so the joint falls in the center of the opening and then cut out the waste. Hang the largest pieces of drywall first then the smaller ones. Then the drywall will break around the electrical box left requiring extra time to patch. The empty space near my ceiling is right next to my garage lights which highlight any imperfections in the wall.

To do this attach the drywall to the ceiling studs with drywall screws every four to six inches. It s better to have those joints and seams near the bottom of the wall instead of the top. The key to solve this problem is to check the fit before you press the drywall tight to the wall. The interior walls of a garage often take a low priority when a home is built because the garage is not a living area.

Ignore the door frame for now and position the 4 foot by 8 foot piece of sheetrock as if no door frame existed. After carefully measuring and cutting out the openings in your sheet of drywall hold the drywall in place. Having read previous horror stories i intend to use a drywall lift and a self loading drywall gun. How to finish drywall around garage doors.

However i have two very significant problems to deal with. I would like to hang the drywall myself if possible. The installed sheetrock panel may now cover all or part of the top of the door opening. Use the interior casing to secure the loose edge of the drywall.

Installing drywall around windows and doors. Secure the panel to the studs using drywall screws. Install drywall around the garage door support brackets. Just mark the approximate center of the outlet or light hang the sheet of drywall and then poke the thin spiral bit through the center mark and follow the edge of the fixture all the way around.

Place one screw approximately every 2 feet apart on a stud. Most garages are around 10 high which means you ll need to cut some of the drywall sheets to fit. The basic idea is easy. Do not fasten the drywall to the header.

The two garage doors.