I’m working through my 3rd bucket of joint compound at our apartment conversion and ready to be painting! Today I noticed that I had a small hole to patch where I had added an outlet and thought I’d walk you through how I make a small drywall repair. First, I find a scrap of wood, [...] Read More

Hanging ceiling drywall used to be a real pain. Even with a helper, it can be difficult to hold the panels in place and fasten them using the ol’ noggin or some homemade 2×4 “T-braces”. Let me tell you a simpler way. It’s called a drywall panel lift. I forget where I first saw one [...] Read More

After spending so much time getting the walls level and square and dreaming about the finished room, don’t skimp on the drywall step in the excitement to get the paint cans out. It’s sometimes hard to wait, but it’s worth it to make sure that in the end the project looks great and not rushed [...] Read More

I first learned the ‘correct’ way to finish drywall from a fold-out flyer in an older This Old House Magazine. Their suggested process was to do three layers of joint compound, each one applied with a progressively larger knife, and sanding in between each one. I followed this process for my Eastside Bungalow Project and [...] Read More