Give your walls a clean look.
The walls of most buildings are lined with drywall, which is also called gypsum or sheet rock. Drywall is used instead of the old method of applying plaster directly to walls, and makes the job easier since wall and ceiling surfaces can be put up in flat sheets. You can install drywall with nails or screws, and the drywall surface is easily penetrated by fasteners. Whether you are hanging the drywall itself or hanging pictures on a finished wall, there is a certain method for putting screws into drywall.
Instructions
Drywall Installation
1. Lift the drywall panel into position. Use your screw gun to install a screw into the farthest edge where the drywall rests over the wood stud behind it. Drywall should be hung so that the ends line up to a stud on the wall on the leading edge of the drywall. Install a screw at the bottom corner of the opposite edge of the drywall, making sure it is squared either with the wall or previously installed drywall panels. This hold the panel in place while you install the remainder of the screws.
2. Use your screw gun to install a screw every 6 inches up each outer edge of the drywall into the stud beneath it. The measurement can be rough and done by eye, but check here and there to make sure the distance remains roughly 6 inches and is uniform.
3. Locate the interior studs behind the center portion the drywall panel you are installing. You can do this by following the line up from the stud where it is still visible on the wall, or following the line from previously installed sheets already screwed in place. Install a screw at the bottom and top edges of the drywall panel at each stud, then place them every 12 inches up each stud throughout the entire center of the drywall panel.
Fastener Installation
4. Mark the spot on your wall where you wish to hang your picture or object with a pencil. Measure the object you wish to hang. Using the mark as your center point, make a light line marking the width of the object on the wall.
5. Step back and check the positioning. If the spot looks correct, check your line for level and adjust if necessary.
6. Determine the location of the hanging devices on the back of the object. Some have a wire that hangs on one screw, others have notched holders, or holes to slide over a screw head. Measure the distance of these from both the top and from center point of your object. Mark these measurements on the wall by measuring down from the line you drew and out from the center mark on your line.
7. Drill a small pilot hole into the wall at the marks you made, making sure the drill bit is smaller than the diameter of the anchor you are using.
8. Remove the screw from the drywall anchor set. Lightly tap the anchor into the hole using the hammer. Do not hit it too hard or the drywall may split or the anchor may bend and become misshapen. Place the screw into the opening on the anchor and screw into place, leaving enough of the screw head protruding to attach your object. Repeat if more than one anchor is needed.
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