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In he past years gypsum board has almost revolunoniied ihe till building industry And has also given birth an unexpected bene Tit for the doityourselfer Gypsum board is a material thai give you hi almost finished wall with out difficult to master skills This mate rial is easy to install and cm be cut with cither a knife a saw The one big disadvantage is the weight of a sheet of gypsum board Working with this product can be very tiling is wise to recruil some help if your arc embarking on a gypsum board project especially if you have health problems The board is usually applied over slud framing or a strapped wall and is fastened with nails or dry will screws The joints are taped and filled with Gypsum board is easy as arc the nail or sere hole This results in a smooth after sanding jo ml- free wall ready for painting How cur drynali Wall board can easily be cut with a scoring or trimming knife and a Tourfoot straight edge A Tsquare is even belter for accurate When cutting hold the knife at right angles to the board and score com through the paper face of the sheet The board will break easily at the point where it is scored After it is snapped the paper on the uncut side can be cut with a sharp knife can also be cut with a sabre or keyhole saw but this is much more messy than using the knife Openings for electric switches and outlets must be carefully marked and cut a keyhole or sabre saw If the opening dues not quite fit the patch can easily be made with joint compound Always use straight edge and never try to make freehand cuts as they are too hard to control Installing gypsum tvallboard If the gypsum board is being applied tally install the top boards firsl Push is firmly into place and nail snugly against the ceiling In areas where ceiling boards are already installed put a row of nails seven inches below the ceiling If the wall board is being nailed only once i lace all nails about seven inches apart f you are using nails and adhesive use nail J around the edges only the glue will hold the board snug in the middle Should a board bow in the centre a temporary nail may hold it until the adhesive If the is ap plied vertically the same procedures are followed Applying gypsum hoard lo ihe ceil Gypsum board should always be ins tailed right angles to the ceiling joists Holding the ceiling board in position can be difficult Abighelpcan be obtained from the use of a i brzee length to reach from floor to ceiling plus one inch This brace can hold the sheet of gypsum board against the while ihe nails strews arc being applied When working on gypsum board it is wise lo wear eye protection particularly when working on a ceiling installation The dul and gypsum chips can be very to eyes Finnhing The joints ami ruil holes are Tilled joint filling compound The compound is applied with a four- inch joint finishing knife for the first coat and with a broader knife for the finishing two coat Wednesday June IMS Page Mortgage Insurance Look before you leap 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