A house can look perfectly fine and still smell faintly wrong. Some owners of homes built during the mid 2000s boom noticed a ...

Nick is a writer with nearly a decade of experience in the home improvement industry. Now one of Forbes Home’s in-house writers, he previously wrote for Forbes Home as a freelance writer. He has ...

I’ve repaired many drywall screw pops and discovered a joint compound formula that produces flawless patches. The video ...

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 ...

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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 ...

There are few home improvement tasks greeted with more dread than finishing drywall. If you're like most people, you hope that you've already done your last finishing job. Unfortunately, if you enjoy ...

I’ve been helping my son finish the basement in his 3-year-old home. We can only work on Saturdays, some Fridays and any paid days off he can spare. It’s been a lifelong dream of mine to help my kids ...

Gypsum board, or drywall as most people call it today, was invented in 1916, but nobody wanted the stuff. It was considered cheap. It took World War II, with its shortage of trades and the demand for ...

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Dear James: I am planning a new room addition and have concerns about using drywall. I have heard some horror stories about ...