Interior Wall Construction

Drywall sheets are applied to studs, joists, or rafters with special drywall nails, drywall screws, or adhesive. Joints between panels are taped with a paper or fiberglass tape and are coated, along with nailheads, by several layers of smooth, plaster-like wallboard compound (“mud”).Most outer corners are reinforced with metal or square-edged or rounded corner bead. The sheets, which are