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| The next couple of weekends were more of the same.
I continued around the basement with a series of short walls next
to the stairwell, and leading to the office. I decided to insulate
and finish the drywall in the closet that I had built to conceal
water pipes. I worked my way around to the 8 foot wall under the
main duct, and hung the sheets to conceal the support beams.
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Drywalling a long wall
After that section, I decided to hang the drywall for the 28
foot wall that would be the most prominent in the basement. Compared
to the series of short walls I had just completed, the long, straight
wall (with no obstacles) was a piece of cake! I was glad I decided
to run the wall in front of the ductwork. The only challenge on
this wall was the fact that I had to make circular cutouts for
the three wall sconces.
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Drywalling around light fixtures
Drywalling around light fixtures, switches, and other openings
can be a bit of a challenge. In addition to all the wall outlets,
my longest wall needed openings for three wall sconces. Luckily
for me, I found a great way to do it that takes away much of the
hassle!
Other people I've talked to would measure where the opening is
on the wall, then measure and mark the opening on their sheet
of drywall and make the cut. DON'T DO IT! It takes forever and
leaves too many ways to screw it up! You'll end up wasting a few
sheets of drywall for sure.
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Cutting drywall openings
for wall sconces
I found an almost foolproof way to cut drywall around outlets
and openings- the 'lipstick' method. For complete details of how
to cut drywall around wall boxes, outlets, and other openings,
see "How
to cut around outlets" in the Basement
Construction section. In short, use a tube of red lipstick
to outline the outlet box or opening. Push the drywall up against
it, then cut on the red line. It really is as simple as it sounds!
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