How To Finish Sheetrock Around A Garage Door

Install sheetrock around a door.

How to finish sheetrock around a garage door.

The interior walls of a garage often take a low priority when a home is built because the garage is not a living area. Installing drywall panels offers a smooth interior surface that you can paint or texture for a finished look. My townhome was built in 1979. The garage has drywall but i do not know if there is insulation behind it.

Garage on the ground floor living kitchen on the first and sleeping on the third. Panel pricing at the time of publication the cost of a 5 8 inch thick 4 by 8 foot drywall sheet. Most garages are around 10 high which means you ll need to cut some of the drywall sheets to fit. It s better to have those joints and seams near the bottom of the wall instead of the top.

Manufactured from pressed gypsum the panels sell in 4 foot by 8 foot or longer sections and they come in a. The goal is to install all the drywall that you can fit easily but don t worry if you have to leave a few gaps near the metal. To do this attach the drywall to the ceiling studs with drywall screws every four to six inches. Install drywall around the garage door support brackets.

The cost to drywall a garage yourself depends on the level to which you plan to finish it. The empty space near my ceiling is right next to my garage lights which highlight any imperfections in the wall. We can hear the garage door open and talking in the garage no matter where we are in the house. Because of this the builder s may.

How to finish drywall around garage doors.