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Final tips before putting up dry wall?
- Thread starter tuip
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Second the speakers, and I'll suggest ethernet. I put ceiling speakers in my garage a month ago, wired to a small amp I screwed to the rafters and plugged in to the garage door opener outlet. The phone has music playing before the car is all the way up the driveway.
Also, 50" is fine, but I also have 3 outlets 4 inches from the ceiling. When I'm working on a big project in the middle, extension cords get plugged in up there and run on a hook or two in the ceiling to drop in the middle. Sander or router and shop vac, or under hood light, etc. No cord to trip over.
Also nice if you might put a TV out there.
It is prewired already for TV and internet. I have a higher outlet for wallmounted TV and an ethernet connection for under the work bench.
djjsr
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I keep hearing mixed reports on it .. vertically allows for easier installation by getting 10ft boards... horizontally ties more studs together.
I think the big advantage to hanging it vertically is when it comes to spackling. All the joints are tapered so you can end up with a nice flat wall with no high spots from mudding a non-tapered **** joint. If you're a pro at slinging mud, then this is not a concern.
I wouldn't be concerned with tying more studs together. Once it's all up, they're all tied together.
I keep hearing mixed reports on it .. vertically allows for easier installation by getting 10ft boards... horizontally ties more studs together.
With wood framing you want to run them horizontally. Use the longest sheets possible to minimize **** joints. If the wall is over 8 feet tall put the filler piece in the middle to make taping easier. The mopboard suggested earlier is an excellent suggestion in a garage.
Not to be mean but you eff'd up on the outlet height. Fix as many as you can.
I've got a thick skin so I can handle mistakes. Most on that wall are at 50" now .. it was about 1 hour work actually to redo. I will end up with outlets both at that height and a few at 18" or so under the workbench for stuff that will be put underneath. I will need to move 3 more and I'm done getting them where they should go which will happen later tonight.
For me, there is no advantage hanging horizontally unless you are using 12 foot sheets (and have the muscle and skill to handle them.)
Otherwise the negatives outway the positives; which are butts joints running vertically and no framing support horizontally between studs (14 1/2" without drywall screws, that can be a problem especially if the framing is not perfect.) The positives are a faster install and over all less taping.
Otherwise the negatives outway the positives; which are butts joints running vertically and no framing support horizontally between studs (14 1/2" without drywall screws, that can be a problem especially if the framing is not perfect.) The positives are a faster install and over all less taping.