How To Drywall Around Windows And Doors

Don t fasten panels to the framing around the openings yet.

How to drywall around windows and doors.

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. Minimizing cracks at openings. Do not fasten the drywall to the header.

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. Secure the panel to the studs using drywall screws. Chances are it ll crack in the future.

Make cuts for both doors and windows with a router or drywall saw and screw the panels in place with drywall screws. And on seven patio doors and 24 windows there is only one small crack in a drywall return. But 20 years ago i experimented with drywall returns on the windows and doors in my own house. The united states gypsum company invented drywall and sheetrock is that company s brand name for the paper coated gypsum product.

Your home tends to shift and settle slightly and that movement shows up at the corners of windows and doors. Install the next row of panels as in step 4 butting the edges tightly together. To prevent cracked drywall joints at the corners of windows and doors place the sheet so the joint falls in the center of the opening and then cut out the waste. Place one screw approximately every 2 feet apart on a stud.

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. Installing drywall around windows and doors.

A joint at this location even if it s well taped is weaker than solid drywall. The installed sheetrock panel may now cover all or part of the top of the door opening.