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Nope. Stay on the right. You don't want your rip being the same length, so cut it back to the next stud/joist.

A question for you pros. Should I move the next 4X8 section to the left side of the ceiling, sort of staggering the seams, or does it mater?

I had about 4 hours to work in the attic today. I mostly just cleared the floor and made a few more openings for storage. I filled the...

Didn't get much done today. Mostly just removing some junk and making openings to the storage space on the outside of the truss...

The sheetrock lift is my only helper : )

Damn man, I hope ya at least got a buddy to help ya. This is gonna be sweeeet once ya finish.

I never used plaster. We use regular Drywall mud. (Plus 3). Light weight and sands easy. I didn't add water. We mixed it straight out of...

Brick layers are the same way about mud.

I tended a plastering crew when I first got into construction. They're like women; ya just cant make 'em all happy. Mix a batch of mud...

If all you pros worked for weed I would have you over and we could knock it out in a weekend : ) I was undecided on spray foam until I...

I still think you should have just looked into the spray foam, lol. I grew up a carpenters son. My dad built houses from the ground...

Thinking it might be easier to cut these things in half to carry of the stairs. Took me 15 minutes to get one freaking board to the top...

I always liked mudding behind good Drywall Hanger's. Easy to make walls schedule 5 with good rockers. I slung blades for over 30yrs. My...

It's called f the finisher. When you see lay down, it's because the framing is bad. Can't be rippin' bone joints to put out in the...

But my truck has a 6' bed and the local Home Depot only had 8' and 12' sections. I should have gone somewhere else and had them...