Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man installing drywall - Georgepeters/Getty Images Whether you're repairing a wall with water damage, covering up an outdated ...

Fasten wood backing wherever drywall ends have no support within four inches. Note: Make sure to check corners and ceiling/wall joints. Measure from the end of the ceiling to the middle of a joist and ...

Dear James: We remodeled our bathroom and tried to do the drywalling ourselves. There is shadowing by the joints, and it seems worse at night. Shadowing is not a condition that resulted from you not ...

Dear Ronald: Installing drywall over old paneling is one method to improve the appearance of a room. As you noted, it can be a difficult task to extend all the window and door trim to fit over the ...

While there is no such thing as a perfect building material, drywall comes pretty close. For one thing, it's dirt cheap, costing about $7 for a 1/2-in.-thick 4 x 8 panel. It's also DIY friendly--about ...

Dear Mandee: Even after you try to fix the nail pops yourself with spackling compound and paint, the repaired spots will still be apparent. For this reason, it is extremely important to take steps ...

If you’ve tried that trick, your best bet is to install a resilient channel (RC) along with a layer of 5/8-inch drywall on the ceiling downstairs. RC is a Z-shaped metal channel acoustically ...