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Although doing drywall is not what I do for a living now I have in the past. There are lots of questions here about drywall and certainly lots of advice given.


I would like to direct your attention to the following sites so that you can get a good idea on how the experts do drywall and mud. It has helped me re-familiarize and update my knowledge on drywalling and might help you.


This site is really good with lots of questions similar to what I read here. It's also a rather active site so you don't have long to wait for answers.

http://forum.doityourself.com/forumdisplay.php?f=21



This site has good information and the guy sells a book and a dvd that will help those of us that need visual stimulation.

http://www.thatdrywallguy.com/


This site isn't quite as active but there's lots of good information there. Your questions may take longer to get answers though.

http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=4


Bottom line is when you do construction it's really important that you research your project at as much as you do buying your equipment. It will make a world of difference in the finished product.
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The order page from http://www.thatdrywallguy.com/ seems to be http, not https. I wouldn't enter my credit card over that.
You can find it at secure sites.
The order page from http://www.thatdrywallguy.com/ is now https, as of yesterday I think.
I ordered the DVD from http://www.thatdrywallguy.com/ , and I watched it yesterday.


It's about an hour long. The first half is how to put the drywall up, the second half is how to mud and tape.


I think I learned something new about every three minutes in the first half hour -- constantly saying to myself "yep, that's a much better way than the way I would have done it." and "well, if you do it that way it's easy." I didn't know you could get drywall in 16' lengths.


In the second half hour I don't think I learned much about technique (I've done mud and tape twice before - count em, two out of three coats, that's almost a wall! I'm very experienced. :rolleyes: ), but some of the tools were neat. I liked the walk bench with the extendable feet.


The ending was amusing. Something like "Occasionally on a job site after you've finished a hallway someone moves lumber and it goes right through a perfectly finished wall, like this. [javelin like SMASH, result a 8" x 2" hole] Here's how we fix things like that."


I'll probably watch it again before I drywall.
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