I’m sorry if the answer to my post is obvious, but I’m completely stumped…
I have two staircases above each other in my house, both with a winder box. I’m trying to drywall the back of the staircase to finish the hallway leading to the basement, but I can’t get the drywall to follow the arc created by the winder box. I’ve tried a couple of techniques including using wedge shaped pieces to create the arc and wetting the drywall to make it more flexible. I’ve thought about using metal lathe, but I haven’t gone to that extreme yet….
What is the right way to drywall the back of set of winder stairs?
Thanks!
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Oliver,
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On to your question: Can I ask what thickness your drwall is? I would certainly use 1/4" material because it will allow you to twist and conform to shapes a bit easier.
Justin Fink - FHB Editorial
Standard 1/2" at this time. I've learned now that it doesn't bend.... One thing I haven't seen in my local home center is 1/4". Is it readily available?
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It's a bit less common in the big box stores, but you should be able to scare some up from a drywall supply house. Or maybe a building supplier?
comes in the standard 8 ft. lengths, and also in 10 ft. lengths as well.
If you really can't find 1/4"...you could try 3/8" - but that probably won't give you much more flexibility than you would find in the 1/2" you've got now.Justin Fink - FHB Editorial
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See if this helps... http://www.carpenters.org/carpentermag/0203/TrdTlk34_03.pdf
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Yep, 1/4" should work. Lay it over something curved and bring out a mop and a bucket. Wet it down again and again.
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Go to a good lumber yard and get 'wiggle board"..it's plywood that bends. Then go to a drywall supply house and get 1/4" High Flex Drywall..this is not regular 1/4"..it's made to bend to a radius of 1 1/2 feet without watering. Then hire a drywall pro...I' mean a pro.
The other solution with structolite also works fine..just takes longer.
A couple of posts recommend 1/4" plywood - try 2 thicknesses, tho, with the outer being birch or similar that'll take mudding and finish out like D/W does. Especially if you cqn't get specialty stuff.
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