Drywall

Sanding drywall isn’t exactly fun. But if you do it right, you’ll be rewarded with a great-looking paint job that will make all…

Cut openings in drywall faster, easier and more accurately with a spiral saw. It'll speed up drywall hanging and cut taping time too,…

Setting-type joint compound, lightweight joint compound, all-purpose compound and others all have their unique uses. Learn the difference…

An oversize drywall cutout around an electrical box can ruin the appearance of an otherwise perfect taping job. The best way to fix it is with…

Smooth over rough or damaged walls with a skim coat of mud, applied with a special squeegee knife. It's easy to do and delivers great results.

Sagging in a ceiling may be caused by undersized drywall. You either have to replace 1/2-in. drywall with 5/8-in. or add furring strips and a…

Outside drywall corners have traditionally been protected with nail-on metal corners, but paper-faced corner bead is simpler and resists cracks…

Drywall dust is hard on lungs, but a properly certified dust mask will protect you from most of it. Avoid bargain masks; look for the N95…

One bowed stud can make a whole wall look bad. Before you hang the drywall, fix badly warped studs so that the finished wall will look straight…

Remove unwanted hollow wall anchors without wrecking your wall. Punching them through does minimal damage and simplifies wall patching.

Recurring cracks in a ceiling with full-span trusses may be caused by various types of moisture problems— sometimes in foundations, but…

There’s something almost magical in the way a simple chalk box creates a crisp, perfectly straight line in the blink of an eye. No other…

A knockdown texture on walls or ceilings is a fast, easy way to hide flaws or repairs. For a beginner, it's more forgiving than other…