To determine how much 12 ft drywall you need for your living room walls, measure the total square footage of the walls you want to cover. Divide this total by the square footage of a 12 ft drywall sheet to find out how many sheets you need.
Fourteen sheets for the walls. Twenty one and a half for the ceiling.
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12.5 regular sized sheets will do it.
You will need three more bits of information. 1. How high are the walls. 2. What is the length of the room. 3. What is the width of the room. Let me give you an example. Height of walls = 8 ft. Length = 50 ft. Width = 20 ft. Each piece of drywall is 8' X 4'. In this case, the height of the walls exactly matches the height of the drywall; so you won't have to make any cuts in that dimension. Figure out how many sheets you will need for the 50' walls. 50' / 4' = 12 1/2 pieces of drywall. There are two of those 50' walls; so multiply by 2. 12 1/2 X 2 = 25 pieces. Now for the short walls. 20' / 4' = 5 pieces of drywall. Again, there are 2 short walls, so multiply by 2. 5 X 2 = 10 pieces of dry wall. Add what you need for the long walls and short walls. 25 + 10 = 35 drywall sheets. Answer: 35 drywall sheets.
There are a number of factors to consider. -Is this a finished room, if not who is going to remove all the furniture and cover the flooring. Are you going to re-paint the walls after the job ( they will almost certainly need it) . Actuelly remiving the drywall is a fairly simple job, but all the other things including disposing of it make giving a figure very complicated.
No, drywall and electricity are independent of each other. However, if there is any rewiring that needs to be done, this would be a prime time to get it done. It is much easier to access the wiring with the walls down.
To properly prepare for and execute the process of installing drywall in your basement, follow these steps: Measure the walls and ceiling to determine how much drywall you will need. Purchase the necessary materials, including drywall sheets, screws, joint compound, and tape. Clear the area of any obstacles and ensure the walls are clean and dry. Install insulation if needed. Cut the drywall sheets to fit the walls and ceiling, making sure to leave space for outlets and switches. Secure the drywall sheets to the studs using screws. Tape the seams and apply joint compound to create a smooth surface. Sand the joints and apply additional coats of joint compound as needed. Prime and paint the drywall to finish the installation. By following these steps carefully and accurately, you can successfully install drywall in your basement.
There is no such thing as 'exterior' drywall.
To calculate the amount of drywall needed for your project, measure the height and width of each wall in feet. Multiply the height by the width to get the square footage of each wall. Add up the square footage of all walls to get the total square footage. Divide the total square footage by the square footage of a sheet of drywall to determine how many sheets you need.
You will be very careful when you deciding for the drywall color. You should not check the color when there is too much light shining on the wall. After that you can find color you want for your drywall repair.
Wood walls are a very durable option for a home; however, they are not as cost effective as other options. Drywall or "sheetrock" is a much more reasonably priced option. The main problem with using wood for wall construction is that , in order to paint them, a great deal of time and labor must be spent on prepwork. The wood will have to be thoroughly sanded repeatedly before it can be primered and painted. Drywall is ready to go straight from the store. The labor for installing and painting wood would be nearly double that of drywall, which can translate into big bucks on your construction project.
Depends where you are , but usually about 20% more than regular drywall.