Do you guys usually put drywall backing on the top plates or do you just let the drywall from the walls hold up the edges of the ceiling drywall?
With joists at 16″ o.c. is it necessary to put blocking between joists for drywall?
Do you guys usually put drywall backing on the top plates or do you just let the drywall from the walls hold up the edges of the ceiling drywall?
With joists at 16″ o.c. is it necessary to put blocking between joists for drywall?
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1. yes, backing (but we don't use trusses)
2. no (but we strap ceilings so YMMV)
Thanks Mike. I don't have trusses either. What do you mean by strapping a ceiling?
In New England under floor joists, and under rafters when they function as ceilings, we run 1x3 or 1x4's at 16" o.c. to attach the wallboard to.
They love to waste money in NE>G<
You don't need blocking except on the corners. Yes the drywLL IS HELD UP BY THE DRYWALL FROM THE WALLS. Sorry.
In NE they still love plaster, nice if you could afford.
What do you nail the crown molding to?
Oh right, that's a waste of money too. LOL
We don't do much plaster here in northern NE, but in southern NE it's the same price as drywall, at least where I have worked.
Studs, top plate, trusses, rafters, next!
What do you do at wall that run paralell to the joist?
I can see some of the hispanic hangers around here butting the wall board to an unbacked ceiling board,... you could have a ceiling that looks like a happy face at those walls. :-)
Dead wood is your friend>G<
Scrap wood on top of the wall top plate!!
Edited 11/12/2008 4:40 pm ET by frammer52
Please tell me your joking.
Please.
EDIT: think I mis-read your response. You WOULD cap a double plate with a 2x6 or pair of 2x4's or whatever was handy where a wall is paralell to the CJ/truss?
The best reward for a job well done is the opportunity to do another.
Edited 11/12/2008 4:59 pm ET by davidhawks
That my friend is correct. This becomes the backer for the drywall.
I must have mis-read too.
Hence my question.
I'll throw the scraps I have laying around up there till I run out.
Should be longer than 18" for best results.
Do the same thing here.
They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.
The scraps should be longer than 18"?
Less than 18", you don't have enough nails in it and they are not stable. That's what the local drywall guys tell me>G<
If using trusses, its common to have truss uplift where the middle of the truss rises up when drying. We let the ceiling board "float" as in we dont fasten it to blocking or within 12" of the wall. If the wall is parallel to truss, throw a 2x6 on top of top plate.
Thats good to know. Thanks
backing on the walls that run parallel with the ceiling joists, no blocking between joists.
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Thanks Huck. Makes sense and saves me from putting scraps up.
Lots of drywall guys use clips:
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Thanks Ken.