How To Drywall Around Windows And Doors

Installing whole sheets on open wall surfaces is a straightforward procedure but when it comes to having to cut pieces to fit and installing pieces near window or door frames things can get tricky.

How to drywall around windows and doors.

But 20 years ago i experimented with drywall returns on the windows and doors in my own house. On the bottom row use a drywall lifter to pry the panel inch up from the floor to allow for shrinkage of the framing. The united states gypsum company invented drywall and sheetrock is that company s brand name for the paper coated gypsum product. Place one screw approximately every 2 feet apart on a stud.

Avoid lining up a sheet of drywall with the edge of a door or window opening left. To prevent cracked drywall joints at the corners of windows and doors place the sheet so the joint falls in the center of the opening and then cut out the waste. Your home tends to shift and settle slightly and that movement shows up at the corners of windows and doors. And on seven patio doors and 24 windows there is only one small crack in a drywall return.

Ignore the door frame for now and position the 4 foot by 8 foot piece of sheetrock as if no door frame existed. Don t fasten panels to the framing around the openings yet. Trim around doors and windows photo by david carmack. Lean the piece of drywall against the opening mark the location of the studs and draw a line for the top of the door opening.

Secure the panel to the studs using drywall screws. Installing drywall around windows and doors. To cut around a door. Install the next row of panels as in step 4 butting the edges tightly together.

Use the interior casing to secure the loose edge of the drywall. A joint at this location even if it s well taped is weaker than solid drywall. I ended up applying casing around the openings but the drywall is still there. Lay out a door cut the same way as a window.

Do not fasten the drywall to the header. Minimizing cracks at openings.