How To Install Drywall Around Existing Doors And Windows

Make cuts for both doors and windows with a router or drywall saw and screw the panels in place with drywall screws.

How to install drywall around existing doors and windows.

Use the interior casing to secure the loose edge of the drywall. With this method you need not pre measure and fit small pieces of drywall around the door. Install the next row of panels as in step 4 butting the edges tightly together. Installing drywall around windows and doors.

Taping refers to the process of filling fastener holes applying joint tape and three layers of taping compound to seams and corners and then sanding. Don t fasten panels to the framing around the openings yet. To cut around a door. Lay out a door cut the same way as a window.

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. Install the rest of the upper sheetrock panels around the room before installing the bottom panels. On the bottom row use a drywall lifter to pry the panel inch up from the floor to allow for shrinkage of the framing. Do not fasten the drywall to the header.

When you reach the door repeat the procedure of putting a whole piece of sheetrock over the door and then cutting it out from the backside. To install drywall start by removing all of the old drywall nails screws and anything else that will prevent the new drywall sheets from laying flat against the studs. Next seal any cracks or gaps that you see with triple expanding foam and mark the location of all studs using a stud finder. Minimizing cracks at openings.

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. 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. This how to install drywall article will demonstrate the basics of hanging drywall. The first one shows how to hang full sheets around doors which allows ease for the person hanging it and for the person mudding.

Trim around doors and windows photo by david carmack.