# Drywall Person

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drywall-person/206240>\
**Category:** Classifieds\
**Created:** [November 19, 2010, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drywall-person/206240 "2010-11-19T08:20:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![SilverGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SilverGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SilverGT)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drywall-person/206240/1 "2010-11-19T08:20:00Z")

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I will most likely framing out the basement soon and need someone to do the drywall after the electrical is ran.

All that needs to be done is just the wall no ceiling beside like 1’x4’x8’ area of bulk head.

There is a small section of the stair that has plaster that will need to be drywalled also.

I can buy all the material and have them at my house but just need a hand in hanging them etc.

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**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drywall-person/206240/2 "2010-11-19T08:25:51Z")

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I can help hang, taping and seeming is for a pro…IMO, let me know i am trying to raise money for a friend.

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**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drywall-person/206240/3 "2010-11-19T08:51:52Z")

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how many seams, how many corners?

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**Author:** ![SilverGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SilverGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SilverGT)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drywall-person/206240/4 "2010-11-19T08:56:18Z")

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> [@dirtye30](#):
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> how many seams, how many corners?

Really?

8 outside corner on walls  
15 inside corner on the walls.  
2 outside corner on bulk head  
30 seams where two shit of drywall are hung together  
lol

what do you mean by corner? 3 way corner[3 sheets of drywall meet] or 2 way corner? [2 sheets of drywall together at seam]

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**Author:** ![rugsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rugsr/32/7474_2.png) [@rugsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rugsr)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drywall-person/206240/5 "2010-11-19T09:55:06Z")

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taping and seeming doesnt have to be done by a pro  
just by someone who knows what they are doing

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**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drywall-person/206240/6 "2010-11-19T10:21:39Z")

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> [@rugsr](#):
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> taping and seeming doesnt have to be done by a pro  
> just by someone who knows what they are doing

Usually a pro…

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**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drywall-person/206240/7 "2010-11-19T10:27:45Z")

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> [@rugsr](#):
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> taping and seeming doesnt have to be done by a pro  
> just by someone who knows what they are doing

yes, that is correct, i know what i am doing, but i would still hire a mudder and taper.

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**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drywall-person/206240/8 "2010-11-19T10:40:58Z")

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taping and seaming is easy

for seams lay a decent layerof compound down, put down a strip of paper…i wouldnt do more than like 4-5ft at a time… put a thin layer over the tape,. and then start from one end to another and the squeeze all of the excess compound out. do this twice

for inside corners, put a thin layer on the bottom, thicker layer on the top.fold the tape in half,again like 4-5ft sections, and put a layer over the top of the tape (part that is on the ceiling) and squeeze all excess out. Do not go over the bottom(parton wall) until the second coat.

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**Author:** ![rugsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rugsr/32/7474_2.png) [@rugsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rugsr)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drywall-person/206240/9 "2010-11-19T11:27:45Z")

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FTW^  
I know what im doing and would never hire someone. A simple room is…simple  
When you get into cathedral ceilings, archways, etc etc…then you might need a “pro”

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**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drywall-person/206240/10 "2010-11-19T12:46:42Z")

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> [@deebo](#):
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> taping and seaming is easy
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> for seams lay a decent layerof compound down, put down a strip of paper…i wouldnt do more than like 4-5ft at a time… put a thin layer over the tape,. and then start from one end to another and the squeeze all of the excess compound out. do this twice
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> for inside corners, put a thin layer on the bottom, thicker layer on the top.fold the tape in half,again like 4-5ft sections, and put a layer over the top of the tape (part that is on the ceiling) and squeeze all excess out. Do not go over the bottom(parton wall) until the second coat.

> [@rugsr](#):
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> FTW^  
> I know what im doing and would never hire someone. A simple room is…simple  
> When you get into cathedral ceilings, archways, etc etc…then you might need a “pro”

not to be rude here but, i have laid more seams then all of you fools, and for the time, i would hire a pro, $100, done half a day.

If you need a hand hanging, let me know.

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**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drywall-person/206240/11 "2010-11-19T12:50:50Z")

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> [@Anonymity](#):
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> not to be rude here but, i have laid more seems then all of you fools, and for the time, i would hire a pro, $100, done half a day.
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> If you need a hand hanging, let me know.

You may have laid more seams, but I have laid more pipe. I prefer to go the amateur route.

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**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drywall-person/206240/12 "2010-11-19T15:02:07Z")

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i look at like this, this is my logic, when i am woking on a car i would not do the body work or the paint, BUT i would mount all of the panels.

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**Author:** ![dezod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dezod/32/7467_2.png) [@dezod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dezod)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drywall-person/206240/13 "2010-11-20T11:16:40Z")

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> [@boxxa](#):
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> Usually a pro…

I have been hanging drywall and plastering since I was 8. You do not have to be a pro by any means. Knowing small tricks like blending, how to tape and finishing takes experience. THAT’s what sets a pro aside form an amateur. The finish sanding and such is the hard work and time consuming.

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If you want a “pro” call my father. His name is Paul too. 716-912-7137. Tell him what you need drywalled and tell him his son Paul sent you (say you’re a friend). He is a full service contractor that does EVERYTHING and has been in business for the past 30+ years.
