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Tips for removing drywall
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| Am going to start ripping up drywall in our soon to be upgraded kitchen
this weekend. Any tips or special tricks.. aside from being very
careful for wires and pipes behind.. is there any special technique..
or do I just grab a hammer and go to town?
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| Keith Williams 2006-03-31, 5:21 pm |
| In article <1143836053.402351.323470@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
jackjohansson@gmail.com says...
> Am going to start ripping up drywall in our soon to be upgraded kitchen
> this weekend. Any tips or special tricks.. aside from being very
> careful for wires and pipes behind.. is there any special technique..
> or do I just grab a hammer and go to town?
>
Cut the paper (at least) or saw through the sheetrock where you
plan to stop (corners, ceiling, etc). Other than that, I'd suggest
you make a small hole and _pull_ the stuff off the walls rather
then busting it up. Perhaps even cut the seams if you can find
them. If you can find the screws/nails it may be easier pulling
them than breaking the sheetrock around them. Bringing out larger
pieces is easier than lotsa small ones. ...less dust too.
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Keith
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| bambam@nospam.tnx 2006-03-31, 6:21 pm |
| On 31 Mar 2006 12:14:13 -0800, "Jack" <jackjohansson@gmail.com> wrote:
>Am going to start ripping up drywall in our soon to be upgraded kitchen
>this weekend. Any tips or special tricks.. aside from being very
>careful for wires and pipes behind.. is there any special technique..
>or do I just grab a hammer and go to town?
Use a utility knife to score and then cut through the tape at the
ceiling and corners. You don't want to be trying to match texture.
The rest depends upon your tolerance for dust and mess ... we generall
just punch a starter hold between studs and start pulling it off the
wall. Use a flat wrecking bar.
Break off the screws that are left by hitting them with a hammer. If
they don't snap off, bang them in.
Ken
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| >Cut the paper (at least) or saw through the sheetrock where you
>plan to stop (corners, ceiling, etc). Other than that, I'd suggest
>you make a small hole and _pull_ the stuff off the walls rather
>then busting it up. Perhaps even cut the seams if you can find
>them. If you can find the screws/nails it may be easier pulling
>them than breaking the sheetrock around them. Bringing out larger
>pieces is easier than lotsa small ones. ...less dust too.
Yep. Score it, start a hole with a hammer, then pull it off in big
pieces. You'll develop a feel for the way to pull to get big chunks.
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| Sacramento Dave 2006-03-31, 8:21 pm |
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"Jack" <jackjohansson@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Am going to start ripping up drywall in our soon to be upgraded kitchen
> this weekend. Any tips or special tricks.. aside from being very
> careful for wires and pipes behind.. is there any special technique..
> or do I just grab a hammer and go to town?
>
Size 54 coat and a 6 1/2" hat
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Muff
"Jack" <jackjohansson@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1143836053.402351.323470@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Am going to start ripping up drywall in our soon to be upgraded kitchen
> this weekend. Any tips or special tricks.. aside from being very
> careful for wires and pipes behind.. is there any special technique..
> or do I just grab a hammer and go to town?
>
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