As the rough ins are being completed its important to make sure the house is ready for drywall. All rough ins should be at least 1” into the wall so wires, pipes etc are not damaged by boarding.

Going through the entire home very carefully to check that this is the case. Any areas where this was not achieved a metal plate must be put over wire or pipe. All walls need to be checked for square, anything out of square needs to be fixed. Studs also need to be checked to make sure they are true, if not they may need to be planed or replaced. In washrooms double check beside tubs and shower bases to see if any furring is required.

Double check the drawings to ensure that all specific assemblies are observed, ie fire separations, resilient channel, sound proofing. This needs to accurately reflected with the drywall contract. A meeting with the drywall contractor on site to review all these items as well as discuss how the house will be loaded, a window may need to be removed or a clear path for equipment to access the home. During this meeting a detailed walk through with the contractor to review all backing and any concerns that the contractor may have can be addressed.

Double check with the contractor as the length of screws he intends to use. Screws should not penetrate into the wall more than 1”  for 2 reasons, first as mentioned above we do not want to damage any mechanical or electrical as well as the longer the screw the more likely it will pop the paper of the drywall. The reason it will pop the paper is that as the stud shrinks the shrinkage will pull the screw by the proportion of the length of penetration.

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