Question: While paging through a home-decorating magazine, I saw a vaulted ceiling that was covered with wood. The look was stunning. I have a corner room of my home that has two drywall ...

QUESTION: I live in a five-year-old house with a cab-over design. The owner before me said the house was built on piles, but I have noticed a long crack on the ceiling exactly in the middle of the ...

Specialty drywall suppliers usually carry those lengths, plus 10-, 14- or even 16-ft. sheets. Just be sure you can get long sheets into the room before you buy; sometimes, 8-ft. sheets are the ...

Locate the rafters above the ceiling drywall. Nail a 2-by-6-inch backing-board across the rafters so that its bottom edge touches the line drawn on the wall. Space the backing-boards about 3 feet ...

You should not have a problem converting a vaulted ceiling into a curved one. Some headroom will be lost at the walls, but people seldom stand flat against a wall anyway.

Proper drywall ceiling bracing techniques Published: Sep. 16, 2007, 6:47 p.m.

Here's a great technique for hanging drywall on your ceiling when you don't have a helping hand. Attach a 6-8' piece of 2x4 across the top stud and leave about 3/4" space from the rafters.

He also sets his screws into place on the drywall so he doesn't have to fiddle with screws when he's on the ladder holding it in place. Patterson marked out the location of the ceiling joists and ...

The cost of ceiling repair varies by ceiling material. Here are the most common materials used for ceilings and how much repairs cost for each. Drywall Drywall ceiling repair costs $50 to $70 per ...