As part of my home remodeling project, I am adding a partition wall in the master bedroom. It is not a load-bearing wall.
Do the residential codes (or common sense?) require that I cut out the drywall where the new partition attaches to the existing wall and ceiling, or can I just nail or screw through the drywall into the existing stud and ceiling joists?
If I have to cut out the drywall at the joint, there would be no support for the edge of it unless I cut it back all the way to the next stud and add nailer braces across the gap. I’d rather avoid the extra seam and having to match the wall and ceiling texture if possible.
Thanks for your advice!
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Don't worry about cutting out the drywall. That would be needless work and like you point out, you would leave an unsupported edge. I would try and attach to some solid framing though.
Dont cut the drywall!
When I used to do commercial tennant work, we ALWAYS installed the drywall continuous and then screwed the intersecting partition stud to it. If your worried about it falling over, you could add glue. We normally didn't glue it though, because we preferred it to be easy to disassemble when we did future tenant improvements.
You don't need backing in any case though. . The drywall tape and mud will be enough to hold that stud wall from falling over.
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Better not to cut the drywall. Unless I'm sure that there are framing members there, I don't evn try to nail or screw. I just use const adhesive and have the parts cut snug. That way they hold tight enough while the glue kicks. One reason is that I don't kbnow what wires or plumbing might be doing in the space behind.
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Thanks, everyone! I'll just put it up against the drywall then. Saves a lot of work and will look better in the end.