Hanging Drywall On Angled Walls

Drywall is heavy awkward and hard to get into position.

Hanging drywall on angled walls.

With the panel bent backward at an angle the backside of the drywall can be scored along the fold. Often times i hang drywall by myself. 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 it a lot easier pony up for a drywall lift.

If you have to hang drywall ceilings by yourself attach a scrap piece of 2 4 to the wall. The sloped walls of an a frame home loft or attic room can be difficult to decorate. Next hang the top wall row. That way the wall pieces support the ceiling pieces.

Then slide it along until the top of the t square hits the ceiling. Step 1 install drywall on any vertical walls that adjoin the slanted walls first. It should be about 3 4 from the bottom of the joist. After all the drywall has been installed check for protruding screw heads.

Rest the short lip of the t square along the sheet that s already attached to the wall below the sloped ceiling. Hanging drywall over your head is no fun. Less than the actual measurement and leave a gap in the corner if necessary. Use a t square to measure angled wall sections.

On exterior walls it s unusual to find a stud that bows into the room because the sheathing holds it in place. Although hanging framed artwork is difficult it is not impossible. Because you ll be hanging the panels at an angle overhead you ll need an assistant and a drywall lift. So you can safely cut these pieces 1 4 in.

Now a word for you rookies. Continue installation until the top row of drywall panels is positioned and attached between the walls. Snapping the panel back in the original direction will cleanly sever the pieces. And the same is true of inside wall corners.

And i m no arnold schwarzenegger. Finishing touches photo by david carmack. How to hang paintings on sloped walls. Don t make it tight.

This is an easy way to lay out cuts for sheets on gable walls that meet the sloped ceiling. In fact when you re hanging the ceiling keep in mind that 1 2 in. Along the perimeter will be covered by drywall on the walls. 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.