I've been cutting my drywall sheets wrong for three years and a new guy showed me why

I was on a job in Tacoma last month, hanging sheets on a vaulted ceiling. The new apprentice, Jake, asked why I was scoring and snapping the sheets on the floor before lifting them up. I told him that's how you get a clean break, obviously. He just nodded, but later I saw him score the sheet, lift it into place on the lift, and *then* snap it against the studs. The break was perfect and we saved so much time not wrestling with a floppy piece. It never even crossed my mind to do it that way. Has anyone else had a simple trick like that change their whole process?

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diana82922d ago

That trick with snapping on the studs is a game changer for tall ceilings. I used to fight with long pieces trying to carry a snapped sheet. Doing it in place like that keeps everything rigid and lined up perfectly.

lily23021d ago

Always scored on the floor and thought that was the only way. Seeing it done in place makes so much sense now. I feel a little dumb for all the extra wrestling I did.