You can tear out the existing drywall or plaster lath in a room and re wall it inexpensively.
Materials to hang dry wall on ceiling.
4 secure drywall to 1x3 strapping with 1 5 8 inch drywall screws.
2 mark onto the drywall the location of any lights or vents in the ceiling.
Introduction to hanging drywall drywall is panels of pressed gypsum plaster between heavy paper.
Corner strips for outward corners.
These lines correspond to the 1x3 strapping screwed to ceiling joists.
Drywall is also known as plasterboard wallboard and gypsum board.
One great thing about installing drywall is that it is so cheap.
Drywall router large jobs or keyhole saw smaller projects sanding pads or small sanding blocks.
None of the materials will bankrupt you.
Five eighths inch for spans up to 24 in.
You can also rent a drywall hoist to push it tight to the ceiling.
Bucket of joint compound.
Roll of joint tape.
Box of drywall screws.
Half inch for framing spans of 16 in.
Some people call it sheetrock but sheetrock is a registered trademark of a company that produces drywall.
You mud the backside create a 2x4 t to hold it tight against the ceiling and then nail it in with concrete nails.
1 use a drywall t square to draw lines onto drywall sheet 16 in.
3 set drywall sheet onto the drywall lift then crank it up to the ceiling.
To hang drywall on a concrete or brick ceiling you can use joint compound as mastic.
Most drywalling calls for three basic types and thicknesses of material.
4 x 16 drywall mud pan.