In Episode 5 of the "How to Finish a Basement" series, the focus is on drywall installation techniques to transform an ...

One of my biggest bugbears with drywall is taping the seams. It doesn't help that none of our walls or ceilings are flat and nothing ever lines up evenly. I typically use paper tape, but have ...

Go to the drywall section for everything else you ... Mark each joist location with a chalk line on the ceiling and with tape on the wall. Screw a 1/2-in. “mud ring” to any junction boxes ...

There are two kinds of tape you can use to secure the drywall in place. Paper tape is the stronger of the two but can wrinkle and trap pockets of air, which will look messy. Fiberglass mesh tape ...

This valley is intentionally lower than the rest of the drywall surface so tape and compound can be inconspicuously placed there. With your four-inch knife, fill this valley with mud. Do this for ...

Self-adhesive mesh tape is used with setting compound, a fast-hardening material best left to the experts. Hang drywall on the ceiling first, then the walls. Check the ceiling for bowed joists ...