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Drywall: Professional Techniques for Great Results

Drywall: Professional Techniques for Great Results

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Author: Myron R. Ferguson
Publisher: Taunton
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 18 reviews

Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Edition: Rev Upd
Pages: 184
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.5

ISBN: 1561585297
Dewey Decimal Number: 690.12
UPC: 094115585293
EAN: 9781561585298

Publication Date: April 15, 2002
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Product Description
The most thorough and concise guide to hanging drywall available. This revised edition features new material, additional pages and color photographs. With more than 87,000 copies sold, Drywall is a mainstay of any comprehensive home-building library.


Customer Reviews:   Read 13 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars This is all you need to drywall   June 23, 2008
Decorating Fanatic (GA)
This book is all you need to drywall. I found it to be very comprehensive, I learned more about the different thicknesses of drywall and the different types than I ever cared to know. It did its job though and provided enough info to drywall from start to finish.


5 out of 5 stars It even taught an old dog some new tricks!   June 20, 2008
Erich Hayner (Oakland CA USA)
I started out doing drywall back in 1980 and I've been doing it professionally ever since. I thought I knew everything, but Myron has shown me some methods that have improved my work. The guy who gave the 2 star review is right, it doesn't teach the pro mud applications and if you need to tape and mud 5 houses a week, you won't need this book. For the rest of us though, it really helps and I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn drywall and drywall finishing very highly.


4 out of 5 stars My husand loved this book.   June 20, 2008
Mommy to 2 (Canal Winchester, Ohio)
My husand borrowed this book from the library and loved it so much he wanted me to buy it for him for Father's Day. He is in the process of finishing our basement and found it very helpful.


5 out of 5 stars Helped us from start to finish!   June 2, 2008
M. Kelly (Connell, WA United States)
We bought this book to help us "finish" our garage with insulation and drywall. This book was great. We were first timers to this type of project. The book was very informative from choosing our supplies, tools we would need, all the way to taping and finishing off the joints. We were able to complete our project from start to finish with just the help of this book.

I would definitely recommend it to anyone taking on a drywall project for the first time.



5 out of 5 stars 3rd Edition is also a great addition to your library   February 5, 2008
D. Fisc her (Bay Area, CA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I noticed that the 3rd Edition of this book has a copyright date of 2008 and the cover of the book notes that it is completely revised and updated. Any review written before 2008 is almost certainly for the second edition. The 3rd edition is a reasonably hefty 210 pages of content; it is printed on nice paper, is nicely organised, and has an index.

I am an experienced do-it-yourselfer and bought this book to get an update on the latest corner beads made of vinyl and some made of metal and paper. I also wanted a little more knowledge on available types of drywall and joint compounds.

This book is very comprehensive and covers drywall techniques, tools, and materials. Consistent with the reviews of the earlier edition(s), this book focuses almost exclusively on drywall (which is also consistent with its title). There is a section on soundproofing which I believe is very useful.

I would rate this book as a must read for anyone who wishes to learn about drywall techniques. The text is clear and there are many photographs to illustrate the points that the author is making.

I would have liked it if the author covered skip troweling but this is a little tricky to learn from a book (so this omission did not bother me much).

I already had a good amount of knowledge about drywall and this book has given me another step up in knowledge. I am completely satisfied with this book.


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