http://ownerbuilderbook.com/forum/ Owner-Builder Book - Home for Owner-Builders Stan in Houston, TX Houston-72012596 http://ownerbuilderbook.com/blogs/post.aspx?ID=4750 http://ownerbuilderbook.com/blogs/post.aspx?ID=4750 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:58:37 GMT Im working on reframing a house in Houston. Never done it before but have some friends that know what they are doing that are going to help. How do you figure cost for traditional "stick" framingfor a 1400&nbsp;sq ft home? Brian in Dome-ville, central, FL TheHoskensProject http://ownerbuilderbook.com/blogs/post.aspx?ID=4749 http://ownerbuilderbook.com/blogs/post.aspx?ID=4749 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:42:20 GMT We picked a rainy day to start on the drywall. Picked up in the rain, had to cover the drywall with plastic on the way back to the dome, and unload in the rain. Thankfully it was not raining hard, and the drywall stayed dry. We got three sheets placed on the ceiling. My first attempt at using a RotoZip tool was, ahem, not too accurate. The next two electric boxes went MUCH better (see pics).<br><br>We are using a backer board system for the ends of the drywall sheets called "Buttboard"made by Trim-Tex. Basically you screw both ends of the drywall to the Buttboard. Since there's a very small valley cut into the Buttboard, it forces the ends of the drywall to bend into the valley, giving you a 1/8" shallow V across the seam. When you mud over it, the seam tape doesn't make a bump. It seems to do as it's supposed to; anything to make the sheetrock easier to finish!<br> Brian in Dome-ville, central, FL TheHoskensProject http://ownerbuilderbook.com/blogs/post.aspx?ID=4746 http://ownerbuilderbook.com/blogs/post.aspx?ID=4746 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:32:00 GMT We went through the dome and pulled extra nails, checked clearances and generally cleaned up getting ready for drywall. Got the upstairs bath fan put in and a few other items done, ready to put drywall up!<br>