Factor in wall covering or paint type.
Best way to cut drywall after a flood.
Be sure to check carpet and padding for water damage and pull it up if necessary.
The best tools for cutting drywall are utility knives putty knives reciprocating saws oscillating multi tools and track saws with dust collectors.
If you see mold growing on any drywall then you ll also have to cut away the drywall and remove it.
I would remove 24 5 inches of drywall from the bottom up from the finished floor level.
Cut along the chalk line with a utility knife.
When the drywall breaks on a stud make another vertical hole in adjacent gap and continue removing the drywall by hand.
The cut is made 12 18 inches above where the flood damage stopped so that s why it s called a flood cut.
If clean rainwater damaged the wallboard you can cut a 4 to 12 inch high section out of the top and bottom of the walls.
Make a mark at this height at various areas along the affected.
Doing this allows you to cut regular drywall in half 24 inches lengthwise and have minimal waste.
Mark a straight line.
Wallboard soaked by dirty floodwaters will have to be replaced.
Prop the sheets against the wall to dry.
Keep moving along the wall pulling chunks loose as you go.
Drywall is inexpensive quickly installed and easily cut to size making it an ideal construction material.
Make your inspection easier and speed up drying time by moving everything out of the room.
It is done so that we can remove the drywall and address any moisture issues behind the actual wall.
If you can easily see the damp in your sheetrock the walls are probably painted with one or two coats of flat or semi gloss paint.
Mold cannot be properly cleaned from porous materials like drywall.
If a room with drywall walls was flooded then you ll need to cut away the bottom section of drywall that s at least 30cm 12 inches above where it got wet.
Place tarps place a tarp at the base of the wall to catch debris.
Use a pencil to draw a scoring line.
Today let s discuss a flood cut.
Typically utilized to construct walls and ceiling in most houses however drywall is particularly vulnerable to water damage originating either above or below.
The tarp is a smooth surface that will keep.
You want that extra half inch of removal so when you put in the new replacement drywall you re not fighting the uneven floor.
Measure up from the floor to a decided upon height.
With a sharp utility knife or other cutting tool follow the pencil line and lightly cut through the paper layer of drywall.
How to remove water soaked drywall.
Grab at the upper and lower holes you ve cut and pull a large chunk of drywall off the nails on the nearby stud.
