When you discovered that a standard sheet of five-eighths-inch dry wall weighs 73.6 pounds, you wisely decided not to try to muscle the 32-square-foot sheets to the ceiling of your new room addition.

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 ...

If you dread the sanding phase of a drywall installation project, consider making that necessary step quicker and easier by investing in a good drywall sander. These handy tools work like an orbital ...

There are few home improvement tasks less pleasant than sanding drywall. Wet sanding can make it just a little better. If you own a home of some sort, you are familiar with how expensive any sort of ...

When you know a thing or two about hanging and finishing drywall, it’s easy to expect perfection from those who actually work in that area of interior design. I know enough to be a critical observer, ...

While there is no such thing as a perfect building material, drywall comes pretty close. For one thing, it's dirt cheap, costing about $7 for a 1/2-in.-thick 4 x 8 panel. It's also DIY friendly--about ...