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Sheetrock

Name: gene  City: nipomo ca

Question: installing sheetrock vetical, or horizontally

Name: joe | Date: September 23, 2005, 3:48
Answer: Doesn't matter. Usually is goes perpendicular across the face of studs, rafters, and joists....You create less joints for finishing this way....More important is the number of fasteners to be used as recommended by the codes.