HOW DO I SHEETROCK A CEILING?
This is a good resource. http://www.readersdigeststore.com/New-FixItYourself-Manual/M/0895778718.htm?affcode=GOOGL1 I also turn to the Home Depot’s manual a good bit. Between the two, I can usually figure it out. Ceilings are rarely square, and that makes drywall a little bit of a challenge. A friend of mine has a drywall business, and he taught me. I’ve done every ceiling in my house. Here is our method. We start by getting the old ceiling down, cleaning up every joist, reframing as needed, pulling all nails and generally making sure the joists are ready to support weight. You want to put the drywall sheets perpendicular to the joist. Start in a corner and cut the first sheet so that it will fit from the corner to the middle of the joist nearest to eight feet away. Temporarily attach a short piece of 2 x 4 to the wall on each side a little more than a half inch down from the joists. Put a drill driver with a drywall screw bit chucked into it on top of your ladder in easy reach and a f
