Metal wall studs are as easy to finish as wood wall studs.
Metal wall studs are not as strong as wood wall studs, but installing the drywall covering will strengthen the metal wall framing. The cost between the metal or the wood studs change frequently. Sometimes it is cheaper to frame with metal instead of wood. Check the price difference before starting your project. Once the wall is covered with drywall, you cannot tell the difference.
Instructions
1. Measure the wall to figure out how many drywall sheets and how much drywall mud, primer and paint you will need to complete the job.
2. Using 5/8-inch metal stud drywall screws, attach the first sheet starting in the corner. Hang all the full sheets of drywall along the bottom layer of the wall.
3. To fit a partial piece, measure from the last sheet to the end of the wall. Transfer the measurement to the drywall sheet and mark with a pencil. Hold the drywall tee on your mark using your toe to hold the tee into place at the bottom. Cut down along the tee, using a utility knife, until you reach the bottom. Remove the tee and push the drywall in half to open up the cut. Reach behind the drywall and cut along the back side of your first cut. Screw the piece in place. For an outside corner, screw a full sheet to the wall. Cut along the back of the sheet, using the corner of the wall to guide the utility knife, and push the drywall in half to open up the cut. Reach behind the drywall and cut along the back side of your first cut. When starting the next row of drywall, cut the first piece in half to stagger the joints. Continue this process until the wall is completely covered with drywall.
4. Lay drop cloths, which are large cloth sheets, on the floor to protect the flooring. Apply mesh drywall tape along seams and paper drywall tape in the corners. With a 4-inch drywall knife and trowel, smooth a layer of drywall mud over the mesh tape along seams and over screw holes. Apply a thin coat of mud in the corners, then fold the paper tape in half and place it in the corner on the mud. Smooth the mud and paper tape. Apply three coats of mud on the seams and screw holes, letting the mud dry between coats.
5. Sand the seams and screw holes with a sanding block until drywall is smooth. Clean up the dust before painting.
6. Pour the drywall primer into a rolling pan and small bucket. Use a 2-inch angled paint brush and the bucket of primer to cut in around windows, baseboard and along the ceiling. Use a paint roller to paint the large areas of the wall.
7. Apply two coats of paint after the primer dries, letting the wall dry between coats.
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