Product Description

A complete guide covering tools and materials, estimating, cutting, hanging, and finishing gypsum wallboard, with special attention to difficult situations. Over 250 color photos and illustrations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #881048 in Books
• Brand: CREATIVE HOMEOWNER PRESS
• Published on: 1999-09-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Features

• Creative Homeowner #278315 Drywall Pro Tips Book
• CREATIVE HOMEOWNER PRESS

Review
"John D. Wagner... has devoted 144 pages to the subject in Drywall: Pro Tips for Hanging and Finishing, a well-organized softback. Wagner explains tools, types of drywall, tape, fasteners, installation, repair and finishes. The difficulty level of tasks is marked so beginners don't jump into expert-only territory."
Source: Dianne Keller Smith, The Dispatch, Columbus, OH
January 29, 2000
-- Review

Review

From the Back Cover
Drywall - also known as wallboard or gypsum board - is by far the most popular and practical material for finishing interior walls. It's durable, it's easy to finish with paint or wallpaper, it's simple to repair, and you don't need to be an expert to install it. Perfectly flat, plumb walls and level ceilings without sags are within the reach of any patient homeowner willing to invest the time-with the help of the tips and techniques found in this book.

Drywall: Pro Tips for Hanging and Finishing provides an extensive survey of all the tools and materials needed for installing drywall, as well as complete how-to information on the mechanics of estimating, cutting, hanging, and finishing the panels. It also deals with difficult situations such as hanging drywall panels on ceilings, on curved walls, and inside stairwells. A separate chapter covers how to permanently patch holes of various sizes and troubleshoot possible problems with your installation. The chapter on finishing also covers how to apply special finishes to walls and ceilings.
- Complete how-to for every situation
- Over 250 illustrations and color photographs
- Special tips from professionals
- A glossary to guide you through professional terms

Customer Reviews

Wonderful, very thorough
As someone who has had a little rudimentary drywall experience I found this book to be an excellent and thorough treatment of what is possible and how to do it. The illustrations are great, including photographs, structural drawings and drawings of workers in action. These drawings are especially well done and show you how to hold and use tools most efficiently in step-by-step procedures.

As you would expect, the book begins with tools and materials. The basic hand tools are described along with sophisticated professional equipment for drywall handling. Ways to efficiently and safely handle large sheets are shown. Drywall comes in a wide variety of types and sizes that are not "off the shelf" items at your lumber yard, but can be ordered. Here you will find out when and why you should use these specialty items that can be very advantageous in the right situation. Also covered are all the various fastening and corner treatment options and the advantages of each.

There is a detailed section on preparing walls and ceilings, including framing repairs or modifications that might be needed. This includes enhancements such as adding a niche and soundproofing. Preparation for drywalling over masonry and with steel framing is also covered. Then the techniques of measuring, cutting and hanging the drywall are presented. Special situations such as curved or irregular walls, stairways and arches are emphasized. This book shows you how to handle the difficult applications.

Drywall finishing, troubleshooting and repairs are also covered in detail, including a number of textured finishes that can be applied directly to the drywall. Many of these can be done using joint compound and they add an easy but sophisticated premium touch to your walls. Written with a personal touch, expert tips throughout and a "can-do" attitude, this is the book you need to get those walls up safely and securely.

Great book for first-timer and DIY'er.
If you are attempting your first drywall project, haven't hung it in a long time, or want to know how to do it better, then this is the book for you.

Besides just hanging drywall, this book goes into:
Selecting the drywall
Preparing the wall (masonry, wood, steel)
Cutting holes
Repairing damaged drywall
Fixing popped nails and screws
Soundproofing

Sure, if you are a professional installer you may find the book a bit trite, but the weekend warrior should find it very useful. The first paragraph in the book: "This book is written for the do-it-yourselfer who brings beginning to intermediate building skills to drywalling projects large and small." I think that says it all.

If you have never hung drywall before this book will have you doing your first project this weekend. I highly recommend it.

Good Overall Drywall Book
This book gives a good overall treatment of the drywall process. It covers tools, supplies, and techniques. However, a few of the layout drawings are hard to understand, particularly those on ceilings. It could also benefit from including more detail on topics such as finishing.