We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While there are several things you need to know to hang drywall like a pro, most are not difficult. For instance, a standard sheet of ½-inch, ...

Covering an old ceiling with new drywall is a big job—it requires basic drywall skills, heavy lifting, a serious time commitment and a major mess. But in some cases, it’s the smartest way to go. We ...

Gazing upward is rewarded in famous buildings such as the Sistine Chapel, Istanbul’s Blue Mosque, and DC’s own Union Station. Not so much in most private homes, where bland drywall—or worse yet, the ...

If you’ve tried that trick, your best bet is to install a resilient channel (RC) along with a layer of 5/8-inch drywall on the ceiling downstairs. RC is a Z-shaped metal channel acoustically ...