Drywall is also known as plasterboard wallboard and gypsum board.
Materials to hang dry wall on ceiling.
4 secure drywall to 1x3 strapping with 1 5 8 inch drywall screws.
1 use a drywall t square to draw lines onto drywall sheet 16 in.
4 x 16 drywall mud pan.
You can tear out the existing drywall or plaster lath in a room and re wall it inexpensively.
Roll of joint tape.
3 set drywall sheet onto the drywall lift then crank it up to the ceiling.
Corner strips for outward corners.
You can also rent a drywall hoist to push it tight to the ceiling.
Box of drywall screws.
To hang drywall on a concrete or brick ceiling you can use joint compound as mastic.
This is simple stuff.
Paper gypsum metal screws and some strips of plastic.
Some people call it sheetrock but sheetrock is a registered trademark of a company that produces drywall.
Five eighths inch for spans up to 24 in.
Introduction to hanging drywall drywall is panels of pressed gypsum plaster between heavy paper.
Bucket of joint compound.
5 cut holes for light or vents using a drywall cutout tool.
These lines correspond to the 1x3 strapping screwed to ceiling joists.
Half inch for framing spans of 16 in.
2 mark onto the drywall the location of any lights or vents in the ceiling.
Most drywalling calls for three basic types and thicknesses of material.
You mud the backside create a 2x4 t to hold it tight against the ceiling and then nail it in with concrete nails.