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Drywall or sheetrock is one of the finishing touches to a room remodel that really pulls everything together. It is not a tremendously difficult project but have a friend or two handy to help hold up panels while you nail or screw them to the framing.

    Before installing the drywall make sure any plumbing, electrical, or insulation, is in place.

    You can nail or screw sheetrock to the framing. Most would screw it, it requires less fasteners than nailing and once you get the knack, is much faster. If you do not have a screw gun they are available at any rental store. Check out our Drywall Tips before you start.

Tools for Drywall

• Eye protection
• Hammer
• Screw Gun
• Utility Knife
• Straight edge
• Tape Measure

    Drywall is another item that has a lot of waste involved, unless you are careful. Although you can subtract for doors and windows, it is better to cut a sheet over a window versus butting to both sides and piecing in the top. Windows and the headers over them have a fair amount of movement while a house settles. A full sheet over a window or door will usually not crack, while a cut on either side of the unit while taped and compounded is more likely to show a crack from settling.
     Therefore, figure most walls as solid and cut around windows and doors. If you would like to remove that square footage you have that option in the calculator

    If you are not doing a ceiling and/or wall DO NOT put a value in that box.

<option selected> Remove< type "text">                 = additional square footage subtracted
<option> Add                                                           = additional square footage added
ALL COMBINE FOR TOTAL SQ/FT

<select name ="size of sheet">
<option selected> 4x8                        sq/ft div by 32 = # sheets
<option> 4x9                        sq/ft div by 36 = # of sheets
<option> 4x10                      sq/ ft div by 40 = # of sheets
<option> 4x12                       sq/ft div by 48 = # of sheets

results of 4x8 "# of screws @12"o.c." = results x 24 =( )
results of 4x8 "# of nails @ 8"o.c." = results x 72 = ( )
results of 4x9 "# of screws @ 12" o.c." = results x 28 = ( )
results of 4x9"# of nails @8"o.c." = results x 78 =( )
results of 4x10 "# of screws @ 12"o.c." = results x 32 = ( )
results of 4x10 "# of nails @ 8" o.c." = results x 84 = ( )
results of 4x12 "# of screws @ 12"o.c." = results x 40 = ( )
results of 4x12 "# of nails @ 8" o.c." = results x 96 = ( )

results of total sq/ft " approx. gallons of joint compound" = tot sq/ft x .0078
results of total sq/ft " approx. feet of joint tape" = tot sq/ft x 0.4