Hanging Drywall On Angled Walls

Next hang the top wall row.

Hanging drywall on angled walls.

Don t make it tight. It should be about 3 4 from the bottom of the joist. Step 1 install drywall on any vertical walls that adjoin the slanted walls first. That way the wall pieces support the ceiling pieces.

Along the perimeter will be covered by drywall on the walls. Because you ll be hanging the panels at an angle overhead you ll need an assistant and a drywall lift. Hanging drywall over your head is no fun. And the same is true of inside wall corners.

Continue installation until the top row of drywall panels is positioned and attached between the walls. 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. In fact when you re hanging the ceiling keep in mind that 1 2 in. So you can safely cut these pieces 1 4 in.

Therefore i try to use my brain to lessen the pain involved with drywall work. Now a word for you rookies. Less than the actual measurement and leave a gap in the corner if necessary. Use a t square to measure angled wall sections.

Finishing touches photo by david carmack. On exterior walls it s unusual to find a stud that bows into the room because the sheathing holds it in place. With the panel bent backward at an angle the backside of the drywall can be scored along the fold. Then slide it along until the top of the t square hits the ceiling.

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. Drywall is heavy awkward and hard to get into position. Often times i hang drywall by myself. When landry does his only choice is to power plane the edge of the stud back into alignment.

To make the job somewhat easier make a crutch photo 3. Although hanging framed artwork is difficult it is not impossible. If you have to hang drywall ceilings by yourself attach a scrap piece of 2 4 to the wall. 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. The sloped walls of an a frame home loft or attic room can be difficult to decorate. How to hang paintings on sloped walls. Snapping the panel back in the original direction will cleanly sever the pieces.