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Use a paddle-type drywall mud mixer in a 1/2-in. drill for this method. The masher-type hand drywall mud mixer works well if you don’t have a 1/2-in. drill for the paddle mixer. Joint compound ...

When you discovered that a standard sheet of five-eighths-inch dry wall weighs 73.6 pounds, you wisely decided not to try to muscle the 32-square-foot sheets to the ceiling of your new room additio… ...

Paper tape works great if you have the drywall joint compound the consistency of warm cake icing and you make sure that you always leave 1/16th-inch of compound between the tape and the drywall.

Drywall is easy to install with nails or screws; panel seams between pieces are layered with thin paper tape and covered with drywall compound, a plasterlike product that's applied with a wide tool ...

Money is tight and I have to tackle a drywall project. I’ve never done it before, but from what I see on the cable home improvement shows it looks simple. I’ve also watched quite a few videos ...