Carpentry

The ability to frame and hang drywall enables you to build nearly anything. Whether you are building a shed or a bedroom, the process and skills are the same.

Drywall is used in almost every home and can be damaged easily or incorrectly installed. You may need to patch a small hole or cover an exposed seam, but the process to fix these problems is...

Screws can often be tricky to use. In many materials, a screw seems strong enough to hold, but the bond weakens in time, creating damage to the object and making it useless. Drywall is one of the...

The addition of an air conditioner to a room can greatly enhance its comfort in warmer months. A wall-mounted air conditioner allows you to cool just one room instead of the whole house and is...

Prior to the 1940s, lath and plaster was one of the most common methods for preparing interior walls for paint or wallpaper. The advent of drywall has caused other building materials to steadily...

Stuffed in the ceiling above many bathrooms is a lot of insulation, which could fall into the room during a tear-out or would have to be removed before tearing down the ceiling. The main benefit...

An old bathroom cabinet makes a good workbench to place in your garage or basement. By using an old vanity, you will save money and provide a good place to work on your next project. Bathroom...

Many homes and offices are made with metal studs instead of wood studs. Attaching cabinets to metal studs after the Sheetrock is installed is virtually the same process as with wood studs. During...

Installing sheetrock around a shower unit is a simple task, but there are a few steps to advance your work to a professional level. It is important to shim the transition from the nailing flange...

Drywalling a ceiling is not complicated, but poses a physical challenge because you have to hold each 4-foot by 8-foot sheet of drywall up against the ceiling long enough to mount it with drywall...

Add extra living space to your home by insulating your basement with rigid foam board. It's easy to install yourself and doesn't shed toxic fiberglass bits like fiberglass batt insulation does. It...

Drywall screws are available in a variety of sizes and styles, and can be used for metal stud or wood stud applications when hanging drywall. Metal stud screws have a self-drilling head which...

Are you looking to add more room to your home? You can add living space by turning your garage into another room. Whether looking to add a bedroom, rec room or any other type of room, by following...

The outside corners of gypsum walls can be damaged through normal wear and tear. After time, these corners may need to be replaced or repaired. With a few tools, you can repair or replace your...

There isn't anything a rotary tool kit can't help you do. Okay, that's kind of an exaggeration, but when it comes to smoothing out the rough edges of a new table or hollowing out a small hole in a...

Sometimes when doing some home renovations, drywall screws can break off inside the drywall. There are a few different ways that you can remove a broken dry wall screw with household tools. It's...

Installing drywall is usually one of the last steps in finishing a room after construction is completed. Drywall is the finished surface of a wall that you see before a room is painted. Installing...

Trying to hang a heavy object, a plasma television for instance, or a large mirror or piece of art, on drywall can be difficult. Screws will go right through drywall and will not hold weight, so...

If you know how to put drywall onto concrete, you can transform your basement into a game room or an extra bedroom. Concrete basement walls can be drab and unsightly, but with the right tools and...

Whether you are remodeling a room or home or building a new home, you will be required to know how to tape and finish drywall. Finishing drywall is not complicated, and you don't have to be a...

I'm sure you've heard all about self-empowerment, doing things for yourself as a way to better yourself. Well, how about going for it? The next time you have a typical handyman task, tackle it...

This will give you the steps to repair a hole in your drywall. In the end it should appear that you never had a hole.

Learn how to use different tools on a tool belt in this free video guide to basic hand tools - drywall tools.

Learn how to use different tools on a tool belt in this free video guide to basic hand tools - drywall knives.

Learn how to use different tools on a tool belt in this free video guide to basic hand tools - drywall saw.

Installing drywall is an art but is not impossible for the average person to learn. Here are the basics.

If you use a drywall anchor to hold a shelf to the wall, it sometimes seems amazing that the anchor can hold up to 80 lbs. of weight. If you ever used a regular screw in drywall, you know that it...

Removal of nails can sometimes be tricky, especially if you want to make certain the wood remains undamaged. Fear not; there's a few tricks you can pull out your tool belt. This eHow will show you...

Doors are typically functional passageways which get you from place A to place B. However, a doorway arch makes a door a piece of artwork. It's never too late to turn an old, rectangular door into...