what are you techniques for trimming drywall

echobravo

lets say, you cut a piece of drywall but you need to adjust one side just a tiny bit (for sake of arguement lets say 1/4" or less)
what ways do you "trim" it down?

do you use a drywall planer or do you use a utility knife and just shave it down and keep fitting it up as you go
or do you do something else?

ToolSeeker

SURFORM hand plane

Trucon01

Would this work for you??

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...1#.UOscwWfEy9I

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10-4 on the Surform hand plane.

princelake

yup you can use a rasp or i take my knife and cut a V then cut down the V to what i need if you get what i mean.

drywallfinisher

rasp it!

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coupe

try to not cut it so tight. a small crack is better than forcing it in

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oh'mike

I usually take the knife and slice a bevel cut from the back--then another from the front and a third to remove the peak of gypsum---then a quick cleanup with the rasp---

to much removal with the rasp and you end up with a bunch of paper shreds that need cleaning up with the knife---

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Fix'n it

this is what i use, and it works very well, except for below. i just try to not need it.

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princelake

oh'mike thats exactly what i do. i dont always my rasp with me. i normally dry fit a piece with my knife still in my hand/ handy so its quicker that way

oh'mike

Sometimes, I'll screw in the sheet with the mismatched cut overlapping the next sheet---then run my roto-zip along the seam to remove the excess.

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echobravo

thats what i used. i just wanted to make sure i wasnt overkilling it

thanks for the feedback

jeffnc

It takes a different technique to cut out a section of only 1/4" - I think it's explained in Myron Ferguson's book. If not there, maybe finehomebuilding.com. Bottom line, a quarter inch is a lot to be rasping so I'd prefer to cut.

trungkieubinty

Any one know the best wall scanner for mesh wire plaster?
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oh'mike

If you are looking for a stud finder that can read through plaster and mesh? You are not going to find one--sorry---look for nails in the base moldings or drill holes and hope to hit a stud----

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