Installing it on the ceiling right over existing drywall adds a rustic and inviting touch to a home. “If you have any imperfections from normal wear and tear, either on your walls or ceiling, there is ...

Covering an old ceiling with new drywall is a big job—it requires basic drywall skills, heavy lifting, a serious time commitment and a major mess. But in some cases, it’s the smartest way to go. We ...

Q: We are putting up gypsum board for a ceiling in a storage shed that we are refurbishing. My husband uses his head along with his arms to hold up the board while he screws the sheet onto the ceiling ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While shiplap has long been used as both an exterior siding material as well as an interior wall treatment, it was catapulted into ...

There are lots of home improvements that are perfect for doing yourself. Installing drywall isn't one of them. Even small drywall repair jobs can get messy and complicated, but finishing a basement or ...

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 ...

If you want to hang something heavy from drywall, you'll need anchors to prevent the drywall from ripping and crumbling under the weight. Drywall anchors are plastic, pre-screw installments that grip ...