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Drywall, General Construction & Repairs, Home Improvement Library
The brown paper you are seeing is probably the backing that held the sheets of tile together. This is common for the smaller tiles that are around an inch square. It aided in the speed of the installation. The mastic that holds the tile to the wall will be the next...
Drywall, Home Improvement Library
Sagging ceiling drywall is usually caused by using 1/2” thick drywall that is too thin for the 24” spacing typical in most roof truss installations. Our Mosby Building Arts standard for roof trusses that are framed 24” on-center is to use 5/8” thick drywall or 5/8”...
Drywall, General Construction & Repairs, Home Improvement Library
First, batt insulation is not to be installed over loose blown insulation because it smashes the air out of the spaces between the fibers, so the batts totally negate any effect of the loose insulation. Loose insulation can be applied over the batts but not the other...
Drywall, Home Improvement Library
Diagnose Horizontal Crack On Drywall Your house built in the 1970s would likely have gypsum sheet interior wall surfaces (aka, drywall). Drywall sheets are 4′ wide and are horizontally joined by taping with a cement compound to bridge the joint. When cracks show...
Drywall, Home Improvement Library
Drywall cracks are usually from structural variation and movement in the framing. This movement is usually from moisture changes typically from seasonal humidity changes and this results in the swelling and shrinkage of the wood framing materials under the drywall....
