How Do You Estimate Drywall Needed For A Whole House Remodel?
When you take on a whole-house remodeling project, you must estimate materials carefully in order to avoid expensive waste and going over budget. There’s a way to estimate drywall needed for a whole house remodel and, hopefully, keep waste to a minimum. Measure one room at a time when you estimate drywall. If your room is 10-by-16 feet square and 8 feet tall, you must run your sheet rock (drywall) lengthwise instead of up and down. This gives you less seams to finish, making a whole house remodel faster and easier. Look at your 10 feet wall in length and 8 feet high. This tells you that you must have 2 pieces of drywall to cover this wall. So, it actually takes 4 pieces (2 for each 10-feet wall in this room). These pieces of sheet rock must be bought in 12-feet lengths and cut to fit, which results in 2 feet of waste. Consider your 16-feet wall. This requires buying 2 pieces of drywall 12-feet long and one piece 8 feet long. With 2 12-feet long pieces and one 8-feet long, this covers y
