I hope most of us know that the solid walls in our homes are not solid at all but rather many individual boards blended together by applying paper tape and a material called joint compound. This ...

While there is no such thing as a perfect building material, drywall comes pretty close. For one thing, it's dirt cheap, costing about $7 for a 1/2-in.-thick 4 x 8 panel. It's also DIY friendly--about ...

The drywall process on today’s jobsites looks very different than 20 years ago. While tape, mud, and sanding are still important to the process, the way the work gets done has evolved. The tools work ...

Dear James: I am planning a new room addition and have concerns about using drywall. I have heard some horror stories about having plaster walls, but will plaster really result in that much better ...