Installing drywall isn't as hard as some might think.
Gypsum plaster is an old term for plaster of Paris, named for the large supply that was found in France. A white, powdery mineral that can be molded and hardens when mixed with water, gypsum plaster was and is used for all sorts of artistic and practical purposes. Modern gypsum plaster is often formed into sheets for use on home walls and it's called drywall or Sheetrock. Installing gypsum plaster in this form is actually very easy.
Instructions
1. Draw a diagram of the room where you're installing your drywall. You need to measure the walls and ceiling and make a blueprint for how your drywall is going to be put on the frame of the wall and ceiling studs. The drywall should begin and end on a stud so that it can be firmly screwed into place and the edges where the sheets meet will need to be covered with drywall mud to eliminate the cracks between them. Keep the end design in mind from the beginning and make sure that you make as many designs as you need to get the measurements and dimensions right.
2. Cut your drywall to fit the measurements one sheet at a time. Make sure that you have exactly the measurements you need, then mark a straight line on the plaster board using a straight edge and a pencil. Lay it down flat and cut it with a powered circular saw. Cut one sheet, then install it, and then cut the next sheet, checking the measurements every time.
3. Screw the piece of drywall you measured and cut into the studs. Begin with the ceiling (if you are putting drywall on the ceiling) and screw each sheet of drywall into place. There should be one screw for every 19 to 20 inches along the height of the sheet of drywall to support it and there needs to be a screw at every corner of the drywall to support it from both "top" and "bottom." Repeat the screwing at every joist or stud to hold the drywall sheet in place.
4. Continue putting up the sheets of drywall until you have made the walls and ceiling to fit the specifications of the room.
5. Apply drywall mud to the cracks between the drywall with a trowel. Fill in the crack with the mud and create a smooth surface along the walls and the ceiling by stroking the mud into place with a trowel. Wait for the mud to dry completely before painting or putting up wallpaper.
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