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  Author: Sarah Clews Senior Product Marketing Manager, Trusscore Superior Drywall Alternatives for Your Garage Walls, Drywall is by far the most common garage wall and ceiling building material used today, but there are many alternatives that deliver better performance and unique styling. We run down some of the available options and detail their strengths and weaknesses. Your garage deserves better Drywall has some advantages as a garage wall and ceiling product, including its fire performance and convenient availability; but that’s not the whole story  There are a host of alternative materials that, depending on the use case, offer a range of interior finishes and, in some cases, far greater performance Some of the alternatives include wood, metal, cement, and PVC-based products like those from Trusscore Drywall has long been the default building product for garage walls and ceilings. But is it the best product? Garages today are required to perform multiple role...

  Load-bearing walls hold up our homes, but the drywall itself can be damaged. Kids, pets, renovations, and even the occasional stumble can knock a hole right through it — with or without a family member confessing the “hole” truth. Luckily, we’ve helped many customers with their own hole-patching projects and we know just what to do. Whether you’re dealing with a tiny chunk in your drywall or a bigger “oops” situation, here are the trusted products you can turn to for help … Patches: If a door knob crashed through your drywall, leaving a nice door knob-sized hole for you, a patch is an easy way to fix it. The Strait-Flex® Perma-Patch is a multi-purpose drywall repair patch. It measures 8” x 8” so it’s handy for banged-up areas, holes left from removing light fixtures, or holes you had to cut to save your hamster that squeezed behind the stove and got lost in the walls. (Um, it does really happen!) This patch is thin but very strong and made with a patented composite ma...

  Whether you’re finally finishing your basement (hello, media room!), building an addition, or redoing an older home, you might be getting acquainted with our old friend, drywall. While some homeowners prefer to hire out any drywall work, many people enjoy doing it themselves to save money. So here’s a TIMBER MART primer to mudding and taping drywall – it’s easier than you think. Ready, set, go: Check with your municipality before mudding to see if your drywall will require an inspection, because there’s nothing worse than tearing apart good work for the sake of red tape. Once the inspection is behind you (or not required at all), assemble your supplies. You’ll need premixed mud or dry mix (which you combine with water), a couple of trowels of different sizes, and drywall tape. Get muddy: Mix up your mud so it’s free of any air bubbles or clumps, and remember that your first coat should be a little watery. Smooth the mud into the seams between your drywall boards – b...