{"id":1551,"date":"2021-11-29T18:08:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T18:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatblueprint.com\/?p=1551"},"modified":"2023-04-14T13:06:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T13:06:41","slug":"why-would-you-put-drywall-over-drywall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatblueprint.com\/why-would-you-put-drywall-over-drywall\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Would You Put Drywall Over Drywall?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Drywall is an essential part of your wall as it serves as its shell. Your drywall is there to both protect and cover your utilities (such as pipes and wires) while serving as a base for your finishes and other fastened objects. The question now is if adding another drywall over your current one will provide additional benefits in this regard.

It is possible to put drywall over drywall if you need extra protection for your fixtures. Drywalls, such as gypsum boards, already provide benefits such as fireproofing, moisture protection, and acoustic dampening. Adding another layer of drywall over old drywall can give you a fresh surface to work with and finish for a cleaner look.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from the technical benefits that drywall provides, you can also put drywall over drywall to reinforce finishes. Trim, for example, is a finish that would benefit more from a double drywall installation since you\u2019re giving more material for it to attach to and more varying thickness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>How do you put drywall over drywall?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hanging drywall is an inexpensive and easy DIY project that you can knock out in a day. You don\u2019t need any heavy-duty tools, nor do you need any special skills to get it right. All you need is to plan out how your drywall will be cut into pieces to fit into your wall\u2019s frame and make space for openings. Here\u2019s how installing typical drywall goes:

1.  Planning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need to know how much drywall you\u2019re going to need to cover up your room. Drywall is sold in boards that measure 4 x 8 feet. Measure the space and find the total square footage of your walls and ceilings. You\u2019ll need to consider any openings that you\u2019ll need to make. You should still include them in your computations, as having a bit extra is always a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Fastening<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you\u2019ve got your drywall sheets, you can now begin to fasten them to your walls and ceilings. It\u2019s best to start with the ceiling and work down to your walls. Make sure to attach the drywall sheets directly to studs, in spacings of around 1 foot apart. It\u2019s okay to have a bit of excess sheet sticking out as they can be trimmed later. Do not fasten your board in places where you\u2019ll be making openings, such as windows or doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Cutting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need to cut open holes for your lights for your ceilings and openings on your walls for your windows and doors. This is typically done after your sheets have been fastened, and it\u2019s vital that you haven\u2019t screwed any nails near the areas you intended to create openings on. For this, simply draw out the needed cut that you\u2019ll need to make and cut it out using a rotary cut tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Finishing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will now have to clean and smoothen any imperfections to your current installation, and we\u2019re now preparing your drywall to have finishes applied to it. Regardless of what finish you plan on putting on your drywall, you\u2019ll need to apply primer to it to smoothen out the material and make it easier for finishes to latch onto your wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>What\u2019s the difference when hanging drywall over drywall?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The exact process of installation that we laid out in the previous section of this article is the same for hanging drywall over drywall. Of course, there will be some differences that you need to consider first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n