I have nearly 20 years experience in Drywall Installation. I've hung and fniished sheetrock up and down the eastern seaboard, from Pennsylvania to Florida.

New construction, remodeling and repairs - I've rocked over metal studs, wood studs and resilent channel.

Have a question on drywall? Ask away!

You can also find some of my drywall articles in H & G -Home repair - Other

Welcome, Tina!

We should start a Drywall Questions thread, then, I'd say!

Glad to have you.

:-)

I found you! I think I am really going to enjoy this! My "help" may be more from how not to than how to though. :) I can tell you I learned not to cut drywall with a circular saw. Strange thing but then you have to clear the area for several hours due to a very thick white cloud.......

A lesson well learned, Barbara!

I still remember most of the mistakes I made when I first worked with drywall -- and I cringe.

:-)

~Jim Bessey  -  steward for Home & Garden

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Hi Barbara,

Yes, cutting drywall with a circular saw would be a bit of overkill  :)  The good thing is - lessons learned the hard way are not soon forgotten. Id be happy to offer some tips for your next project. Please feel free to ask any questions!

I have to say that I can across an article while rating - it recommended cutting drywall with a sawzall. I did not know whether to laugh or cry but it did not get my "happy" vote. :)

A sawz-all, Barbara?!

I'm fine with the use of jigsaw or holesaw for fixture cut-outs, but a sawz-all?? Nyet!

And always use SHARP utility knife blades when scoring, cutting. Also learned that one the hard way...

Tina, great to see you!

~Jim Bessey  -  steward for Home & Garden

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Sawzall?? Now that's funny!

Jim, I have to ask... when you learned the hard way about only using sharp blades, did you screw up the cut, your hand, or both? :)

Thanks! Good to see you too!

Dull blades wander, Tina.

They also make nasty little ragged cuts in both drywall and skin. That would be "both," I guess.

A long, long time ago - when I had won a contract to remodel my employer's newly-acquired sporting good store - I'm pretty sure I cut sheets of drywall by passing them thru a table saw. This would have been in the early 80's, so the memory is foggy; but if I did, can you imagine the mess I must have made??

Man...

~Jim Bessey  -  steward for Home & Garden

   My Portfolio    A tasty mixture

Mansions Zone - Drool-worthy!

How-To Zones - Shocking!

Your memory is not foggy, the air was......