How to cut drywall sheets

Such a simple, at first glance the case, as the preparation of sheets of drywall for later use, many novice builders causes difficulties.Which to choose the tool and how to use it, this will be discussed later in the article.

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tool to properly cut a sheet of drywall, some special tools and do not need.All of them have in each set repairman and builder even at the amateur level.In this work you will need:

1. well-sharpened pencil, which is carried out markup.
2. Roulette, no less than three meters long.
3. metal ruler or part of the profile.
4. tool for cutting drywall knife (clerical or universal), handsaw, jigsaw, circular saw.
5. Grinding plane - designed to handle cutting edge.Better not try to replace it with a file or use a kitchen grater.Quality is not, and the price he is low, you can afford to buy.

Types cuts drywall

Direct - this reduces the cut to the required dimensions of the standard sheet.

action mechanism:

• noted on both sides of the size that is needed;
• attach a line or profile, and hold a knife to the upper layer sheet.Be sure to use this line.If you just draw a pencil line, and the top knife spend on it, it will not smooth the cut.Hold the knife at the upper layer a few times, then you can be sure that the sheet will break precisely along this line;
• put plasterboard on edge and on the back side, where there is no cut, knock on his knee without zeal.After a couple of punches sheet should break at the cut line;
• on cardboard cut line, which connects the two parts and can be assumed that the work is done.

Bilateral notch - such cuts do when in the construction of plasterboard to insert window or door beam.

mechanism works:

• make the necessary cut-out shape on one side of drywall, usually rectangular, and one side of rasp hacksaw, and the second - with a knife;
• nadlomat sheet;
• cut cardboard that holds the drywall;
• the cut process Grinding plane.3. Round holes - designed for mounting fixtures.They are performed in two ways:

• using a nozzle, which also cut holes in the door lock.She dresses in the drill hole and cut it;
• knife cut the required diameter of the circle and gently dislodge it with a hammer.With nozzle circle has turned out beautifully, but this option also takes place. Uneven neckline - such cuts are usually made in the lavatories and bathrooms, where you need to hold water or sewers through the drywall.The most difficult thing in this process - it is to correctly calculate the future cutout.Before you cut, you need some time to recheck its target, because it is at this stage spoils a lot of sheets of drywall.Since, if the hole will get more than you need, you will not be able to attach the sheet to the frame, there is no place for self-tapping screws.And if the smaller the size, you'll have to spend a lot of time to adjust as necessary.Typically, all the lines that are irregularly - a combination of a semicircle with straight lines.Where the straight sections, it would be better to use a hacksaw, and where there is a semicircle or a bend, then cut with a knife.

Building or stationery knife

knife for cutting drywall can be like a normal office and a special mounting.They are characterized by massiveness and that stationery is usually cut paper, and construction - more solid materials.
Benefits knife used in cutting drywall:

1. knife easily cuts through the base of plasterboard, and the paper layer is cut in one touch.
2. not be used for its working electricity or fuel.
3. can be used in any apartment.
4. cheapness and accessibility - the new blade is not expensive and you can buy in any store.
5. Mobility - this tool, you can always take with you, interfere with the movement it will not.

their shortcomings, the main - it is difficult to cut a straight line to the drywall, you first have to draw a line on a sheet and only then, after isolation of a clear perimeter, can be cut.

Work procedure:

1. planned to cut the line of gypsum boards.
2. To cut the line make a line or bar.
3. Carefully cut along the drawn by the border of the sheet and the core.
4. If the slice on the table, then push the drywall sheet so that it sagged a couple of centimeters further cut.
5. lightly tapped his hand a sheet of drywall until it cracked.
6. Overturn plate and cut drywall.
7. Treat the cut line of a plane to have smooth edges.

Cutting drywall hacksaw

For cutting drywall is best to take a hacksaw is metal, not wood.As in the first case, the blade cuts drywall accurately.When cutting sheets of dust does not happen, and those particles of drywall that crumble, well collected with a vacuum cleaner.Hacksaw well-cut rectangular holes.

Work procedure:

1. Mark pencil all four sides of the hole.
2. in each corner to make a drill hole.At the same time make sure that the holes were drilled so that they are positioned within the part concerned incised lines, but do not cross it.A diameter of the drilled hole should be such that it easily passed the hacksaw.
3. hacksaw Cut all the sides of the hole, and the monitor to a hacksaw and a sheet were perpendicular to each other, so the edges will remain more accurate.
4. If the aperture size is allowed to pass along the edges of a plane, then use it, if not, what alternative would be the file.

Cutting drywall electric jigsaw

Jigsaw for cutting drywall, mainly used builders.The most important thing you should pay attention - this is the quality of sawing.Should be taken for metal saws, because of the fact that the teeth have small, even at the end is smaller chips.The advantages of jigsaw greater than that of other instruments:

1. This electric tool has a better performance.Thus, if the knife per hour can be cut in all four sheet, the jigsaw for the same amount of time can be performed several times more work.
2. No need to put a lot of physical effort.Because of all the work that needs to be done with his own hands - is to hold a sheet of drywall.
3. Power tool allows to cut several layers of drywall.
4. good at the rounded part.And when compared to previous instruments, the rounded part can not be cut off with a hacksaw at all, and if you do it with a knife, it is necessary to further process the edge.
5. After cutting an electric jigsaw, do not need to process the edge of a plane, and so they will be perfectly smooth.

Among the shortcomings can be identified that should he not cheap compared to other instruments, and that the jigsaw needs electrical power and generators is not on all construction sites, and so people have to use hand tools.

Work procedure:

1. Mark the sheet of drywall.
2. Place the sheet on the two chairs that between them in free space has been cut line.
3. jigsaw Set at the beginning of the line and slowly carry out the entire figure.
4. Inside parts drill the holes using a drill.The hole should touch the circle on the inside.
5. Lower electrical device into the hole and cut the desired shape.

Circular saw: use it?

Despite the fact that many of the builders are not advised to use a circular saw for cutting drywall, in principle, there is no ban on the tool no.Circular saw - it is a productive tool.Working with her is easy, but it has one major drawback, which leads many to give it up - it's dust.In a few minutes after you start to cut layers of drywall saw, everything escapes from plaster dust.Therefore, when you work with it it is necessary to use a mask and goggles.Otherwise, dust gets into the lungs, and there settles, leading to the development of disease.

Useful tips on cutting drywall

There are some useful tips on how to cut drywall:

1. All work should be carried out on a flat surface, make sure that the material does not sag.
2. No need to hurry up and make jerky movements, drywall should be cut smoothly and gradually.
3. Do not wet the material, if you have it stored in a humid area, make sure you enclose under drywall pan to prevent moisture from reaching the layers.
4. If you need to cut the already mounted design, the mark the location of the section, make a small depression with a knife and cut it gradually and slowly the material to a sheet not crumbly.
5. If drywall pieces have large dimensions, it is necessary to cut them several times.
6. To make the holes for wires and sockets for communication, it is better to use special nozzles in the drill.

Whichever tool and the method you choose, remember that cutting plasterboard with their hands - the process is fairly easy and the strength to even a layman, provided that it will be exactly the technology does all the work and take into account tips.