Drywall Attic Room

Here is how to install a tongue and groove ceiling.

Drywall attic room.

Turn a typical attic expansion into something dramatic simply by taking the ceiling treatment up a few notches with natural wood beadboard panels or tongue and groove paneling. It provides the best value per sheet and weighs just over 50 pounds per panel. The number of panels you need depends on the dimensions of the room particularly the height. Step 1 check the ceiling height.

Building code also requires that the. For a finished attic to be to code it must satisfy the same living requirements of other rooms sometimes called the rule of sevens any living space in a home needs to have at least 7 feet 2 1 m of clearance from the floor to the ceiling and there needs to be at least 70 square feet of space available at least 7 feet 2 1 m in each direction. A drywall ceiling is cheap but boring. This reflects a cost of 2 12 per square foot for walls and 2 35 per square foot if including the ceiling.

Moisture resistant drywall is called greenrock and is specially treated for use in bathrooms and other damp areas. The most commonly used drywall thicknesses are 1 2 inch and 5 8 inches thick. The average cost to hang and finish drywall is 65for a 4 x 8 sheet and 100for a 4 x 12 sheet. The standard panel is 4x8 feet although 10 foot and 12 foot panels are available.

Small and medium construction projects are ideal for 4 foot by 8 foot standard drywall. Check local codes for specific requirements of your area. For a typical 12 x 12 room with a wall height of 8 the price averages around 815 for just the walls or a total of 903 if including the ceiling drywall. The average cost to install drywall is between 1 60 and 2 35 per square foot.

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