Install the next row of panels as in step 4 butting the edges tightly together.
How to drywall around windows and doors.
Chances are it ll crack in the future.
Lean the piece of drywall against the opening mark the location of the studs and draw a line for the top of the door opening.
I ended up applying casing around the openings but the drywall is still there.
Installing whole sheets on open wall surfaces is a straightforward procedure but when it comes to having to cut pieces to fit and installing pieces near window or door frames things can get tricky.
And on seven patio doors and 24 windows there is only one small crack in a drywall return.
Secure the panel to the studs using drywall screws.
Make cuts for both doors and windows with a router or drywall saw and screw the panels in place with drywall screws.
Do not fasten the drywall to the header.
Don t fasten panels to the framing around the openings yet.
Minimizing cracks at openings.
A joint at this location even if it s well taped is weaker than solid drywall.
But 20 years ago i experimented with drywall returns on the windows and doors in my own house.
Avoid lining up a sheet of drywall with the edge of a door or window opening left.
Your home tends to shift and settle slightly and that movement shows up at the corners of windows and doors.
Ignore the door frame for now and position the 4 foot by 8 foot piece of sheetrock as if no door frame existed.
Trim around doors and windows photo by david carmack.
Installing drywall around windows and doors.
Place one screw approximately every 2 feet apart on a stud.
The installed sheetrock panel may now cover all or part of the top of the door opening.
On the bottom row use a drywall lifter to pry the panel inch up from the floor to allow for shrinkage of the framing.
Lay out a door cut the same way as a window.
To cut around a door.