Giving Your Kitchen A Complete Makeover...And Doing It On A Low Budget At That--Finishing Drywall Phase Four

GIVING YOUR KITCHEN A COMPLETE MAKEOVER...AND DOING IT ON A LOW BUDGET AT THAT---FINISHING AND TEXTURING YOUR WALLS AND CEILINGS PHASE FOUR

"Giving Your Kitchen A Complete Makeover...And Doing It On A Low Budget At That" are a series of articles focusing on the dismantling and rebuilding of a residential kitchen. From start to finish these articles will guide you and instruct you on demolishing your old kitchen and rebuilding your new kitchen--and doing it on a low budget at that. So stay tune and climb aboard for more information on how we gave one of our clients a new and exciting kitchen that he fell in love with...and hopefully, so will you when your kitchen is completed.

In 'Phase Three' of "Giving Your Kitchen A Complete Makeover..." we installed drywall on our ceiling and walls. After thoroughly checking the ceiling joists and studs for any type of damage...and after receiving a good bill of health we proceeded to fasten the drywall panels securely to the ceiling joists and the studs. Assuming that the insulation was properly installed, then and only then are we ready to put up the drywall...retrospectively speaking, this has to be done in sequential order unless you plan to spray/blow cellulose insulation.

Now that the drywall panels are up and securely fasten to the ceiling joists and studs, we are now ready to begin phase four of our kitchen renovation project. If you have done your work sufficiently then you are now ready to begin the taping and finishing of the drywall.

Taping and Finishing Drywall

Up to this point most of the work involved in demolishing your old kitchen and/or replacing studs/ceiling joists didn't require a great deal of skill or experience; mainly, a good strong back and just plain old common sense was basically all you needed to do a really good job. With the exception being mechanical work (electrical, plumbing and hvac), you should have been able to navigate your way thus far with relatively few stumbling blocks. However, now we are about to enter a different domain and to be honest with you this is where the grits hit the fan, but don't be too alarmed because I can help you there as well.

In the article "How To Tape And Finish Drywall (sheetrock).. Correctly, I tried to give an in depth tutorial on how to tape and finish drywall. If you are a little hesitant about finishing your own drywall then please, first of all read my tutorial on how it's done and give it a honest-to-goodness try before you throw your hands up in exasperation. Learn More

About the Author:

Donald Thomas is owner and CEO of American Painting and Pressure Cleaning, Inc. He is a home improvement contractor that started out in 1984.Our website http://www.americanpaintingandpressurecleaninginc.com