Replace Chinese Drywall
After hearing about Chinese drywall again in the news and what people are having to do to repair it is disheartening. Some are saying some have to replace the whole interior of your house. I hope this is not so. But here are a few tips on what you may need to do if you only need to replace your drywall.
Instructions
1. First off wear a mask, drywall dust gets everywhere. I would also suggest gloves and safety glasses. Make sure all of the furniture that is in the room is moved out. Cover the carpet in thick plastic or tarp, and duct tape the edges. Most likely you will have to replace the carpet, but we will not take about that now.
2. Tearing drywall out can be dangerous if not done correctly, to your body and the house. So first find the outlet boxes and take the cover off as well as shut off the power to the room you are working on. Once the cover is off all the outlets and light switches, take the cover or shade off the ceiling light or fan.
3. Once all this is done take a hammer on put a good size hole in the wall, about chest high, big enough to put your hand in and give it a good grasp. Then you begin pulling the drywall off the wall with your hands. Discard the scrap pieces placing the nails and screws towards the ground. When you put a hole on the drywall make sure you are not directly above and electrical outlet. You may have to put holes on the wall quite a few times because the drywall could brake off even with the studs.
4. When tearing down drywall on a ceiling be very careful. Stand in the corner of the room and put a hole in the drywall. Then with your back to the wall, (so the sheet will not fall on you, because it does hurt), pull on the drywall the same as you would do a wall.
5. Now that all the sheetrock is off the walls, take out ALL the nails and screws, from top to bottom on all the studs and trusses. Double check each stud and truss before you leave the room.
6. Get a shop vac and suck up all the excess drywall dust. In between the studs, in the electrical boxes, and even on the trusses. Do not leave any dust laying in the walls.
7. Then sweep and vacuum the tarp, then pull the tarp up and sweep and vacuum the floor or carpet twice.
Tear down room by room then go back and sweep and vacuum the whole building
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