How To Install Sheetrock On A Ceiling

5 cut holes for light or vents using a drywall cutout tool.

How to install sheetrock on a ceiling. 2 mark onto the drywall the location of any lights or vents in the ceiling. These lines correspond to the 1x3 strapping screwed to ceiling joists. If the corners of the room are not right angled you should cut the drywall panels as to fit perfectly into place.

Install the top row of panels first pushing each panel up as tight as it will go against the ceiling. A standard 8 foot high wall accommodates two sheets of drywall installed horizontally. Set the drywall up to the ceiling with the cut side toward the wall and the factory edge along the middle of the new joist.

3 set drywall sheet onto the drywall lift then crank it up to the ceiling. 1 use a drywall t square to draw lines onto drywall sheet 16 in. Installing drywall on ceiling when installing the drywall ceiling start from a corner making sure the boards are as close as possible to the walls.

Step 7 hang the rest of the first course of drywall end to end along the entire length of the ceiling. 4 secure drywall to 1x3 strapping with 1 5 8 inch drywall screws. Measure and mark the cut line at the vertical midpoint of the drywall sheet and use a utility knife to cut through the.