Tim,
When you lay rock down(horizontally, you have no support in between the
studs along the factory edges. Even with taping this joint, any force
against this area creates cracking. Also the requirement of edge screws
every 6-8" cannot be attained along with longer walls you create a butt
joint that becomes apparent with any paint with a sheen. By standing rock
up you eliminate all of these problems.
Hanging Drywall Direction on Steel Studs
Summary: An AsktheBuilder.com reader asked me about which direction she should be hanging drywall sheets on steel studs. Drywall hanging on steel studs should be done horizontally.
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Hanging Direction on Steel Studs
Reader email:
Tim,
How do you lay out drywall on steel studs? Should it be vertical across the studs or horizontal across the studs, and should I stagger the drywall? This is for a basement that is studded with steel and I'm very confuuuuuused!!! Thanks,
Holley
Holley,
The best way to install drywall is horizontally. You should also stagger the seams. Installing it vertically requires that the spacing of the studs must be perfect and they are perfectly plumb. This is much harder to achieve that you might think.
Then wait until you are bending down to tape all of those vertical seams every 4 feet. With 12 foot drywall, you only have to do it every 12 feet. Since you rarely have wall runs longer than twelve feet without an inside or outside corner interrupting it, you might never have that flat seam in a wall run.
Tim
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