How To Drywall Around Windows And Doors

On the bottom row use a drywall lifter to pry the panel inch up from the floor to allow for shrinkage of the framing.

How to drywall around windows and doors.

Trim around doors and windows photo by david carmack. Lay out a door cut the same way as a window. Make cuts for both doors and windows with a router or drywall saw and screw the panels in place with drywall screws. Chances are it ll crack in the future.

Ignore the door frame for now and position the 4 foot by 8 foot piece of sheetrock as if no door frame existed. Minimizing cracks at openings. But 20 years ago i experimented with drywall returns on the windows and doors in my own house. I ended up applying casing around the openings but the drywall is still there.

Place one screw approximately every 2 feet apart on a stud. Secure the panel to the studs using drywall screws. To prevent cracked drywall joints at the corners of windows and doors place the sheet so the joint falls in the center of the opening and then cut out the waste. And on seven patio doors and 24 windows there is only one small crack in a drywall return.

Install the next row of panels as in step 4 butting the edges tightly together. Installing whole sheets on open wall surfaces is a straightforward procedure but when it comes to having to cut pieces to fit and installing pieces near window or door frames things can get tricky. To cut around a door. Do not fasten the drywall to the header.

A joint at this location even if it s well taped is weaker than solid drywall. Lean the piece of drywall against the opening mark the location of the studs and draw a line for the top of the door opening. Installing drywall around windows and doors. Use the interior casing to secure the loose edge of the drywall.

Your home tends to shift and settle slightly and that movement shows up at the corners of windows and doors. The installed sheetrock panel may now cover all or part of the top of the door opening.