“Mudding,” the process of applying multiple thin coats of drywall compound to the joints and screw indentations in newly hung drywall, sounds messy, and it is. When done correctly, the result is a ...

Dear James: The drywall tape is coming loose on the walls and in the corners, so I pulled it off. What is the correct method to retape the corners so that it stays on longer? -- Pamela D. Dear Pamela: ...

While there is no such thing as a perfect building material, drywall comes pretty close. For one thing, it's dirt cheap, costing about $7 for a 1/2-in.-thick 4 x 8 panel. It's also DIY friendly--about ...

Q-I am finishing a new room I built in my attic, using dry wall and taping all seams with paper tape and then using cement. I am having a problem with two outside corners. I folded the paper tape in ...

When inventor Jeff Yakobics isn’t flipping burgers at the greasy-spoon restaurant he owns in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, he is at home slinging drywall mud to test new wallboard prototypes. The ...