Kitchen Remodel

[dooleysm]

We used 1/2" for our walls and 5/8" for the ceilings. I never knew any different, but was told it was to slow the spread of a fire.

I can whole heartedly attest to the weight difference in 1/2 and 5/8.

My shoulders ache at the memory of hanging drywall every night after work one July.

 

[dooleysm]

We used 1/2" for our walls and 5/8" for the ceilings. I never knew any different, but was told it was to slow the spread of a fire.

I can whole heartedly attest to the weight difference in 1/2 and 5/8.

My shoulders ache at the memory of hanging drywall every night after work one July.

 

[Farwell]

I always rent a panel jack when I hang 5/8 sheet rock on ceilings. It is hard enough carrying the sheet rock from the truck to the room. I needed help lifting a 10 foot 5/8 inch sheet up on to the panel jack but was able to carry it with one of the Home Depot panel carrier thingies.
Farwell

 

[Farwell]

I always rent a panel jack when I hang 5/8 sheet rock on ceilings. It is hard enough carrying the sheet rock from the truck to the room. I needed help lifting a 10 foot 5/8 inch sheet up on to the panel jack but was able to carry it with one of the Home Depot panel carrier thingies.
Farwell

 

[CurlyDave]

This is a very small job, but look into getting a sheet rock contractor to hang and tape the rock for you.

I have hung whole house worth of rock, only to discover that I could have hired it all out for a few percent over what the materials cost. In fact, I bet if you could get a guy to do it, the total cost would be less than the materials plus the jack rental.

Hanging 5/8" rock on the ceiling is not going to be a sunday school picnic, even with a jack. If the primary reason you want 5/8" is fire code, what does the code say about a 1/2" layer plus a 3/8" layer? I would rather do that any day, plus I wouldn't have to rent a jack -- just make some supports with a 2x4 and a piece of plywood. That alone would save the extra cost of a double layer of rock.

The way to prevent ripples in the rock is to hang it properly on the right studs/joists in the first place, and get it professionally taped.

 

[CurlyDave]

This is a very small job, but look into getting a sheet rock contractor to hang and tape the rock for you.

I have hung whole house worth of rock, only to discover that I could have hired it all out for a few percent over what the materials cost. In fact, I bet if you could get a guy to do it, the total cost would be less than the materials plus the jack rental.

Hanging 5/8" rock on the ceiling is not going to be a sunday school picnic, even with a jack. If the primary reason you want 5/8" is fire code, what does the code say about a 1/2" layer plus a 3/8" layer? I would rather do that any day, plus I wouldn't have to rent a jack -- just make some supports with a 2x4 and a piece of plywood. That alone would save the extra cost of a double layer of rock.

The way to prevent ripples in the rock is to hang it properly on the right studs/joists in the first place, and get it professionally taped.

 

[Farwell]

Dave,
I think that the 5/8" sheet rock has a fire retardant built into the panel that the standard 3/8 and 1/2 inch does not.
I am getting old and feeble so a panel jack is the only way I can work sheet rock.
You are "sooooo" right on hiring someone to hang and tape the sheet rock for you not costing much more than you can do it yourself. In most cases it will look much better and if you are planning on selling or renting the property it will be finished in a much shorter length of time. Haven't kept up with real estate tax laws but if you hire the work done you could write it off of your taxes but if you do it yourself you can't write off the labor. That was how it worked when I was into buying and selling in the 70's and 80's.
Farwell

 

[Farwell]

Dave,
I think that the 5/8" sheet rock has a fire retardant built into the panel that the standard 3/8 and 1/2 inch does not.
I am getting old and feeble so a panel jack is the only way I can work sheet rock.
You are "sooooo" right on hiring someone to hang and tape the sheet rock for you not costing much more than you can do it yourself. In most cases it will look much better and if you are planning on selling or renting the property it will be finished in a much shorter length of time. Haven't kept up with real estate tax laws but if you hire the work done you could write it off of your taxes but if you do it yourself you can't write off the labor. That was how it worked when I was into buying and selling in the 70's and 80's.
Farwell

 

[bandit67]

WhyNot,

I don't know about back east, but out here, we can get 1/2" ceiling gyp board (sheetrock), which is designed to better span the typical 2' centers of roof trusses without sagging. I think both the paper and the gypsum formulations are slightly different than standard 1/2" sheetrock. The good drywall contractors out here swear by the 1/2" ceiling rock, as it is easier to hang than the 5/8" stuff. It is more $$ than the regular 1/2", but a bit less than the 5/8", which is only available as fire rated out here. Maybe something to look into.

 

[bandit67]

WhyNot,

I don't know about back east, but out here, we can get 1/2" ceiling gyp board (sheetrock), which is designed to better span the typical 2' centers of roof trusses without sagging. I think both the paper and the gypsum formulations are slightly different than standard 1/2" sheetrock. The good drywall contractors out here swear by the 1/2" ceiling rock, as it is easier to hang than the 5/8" stuff. It is more $$ than the regular 1/2", but a bit less than the 5/8", which is only available as fire rated out here. Maybe something to look into.