John wrote:
In getting ready to hang the drywall for my basement and just need a
few clarifications. I thought you were supposed to butt the sheets
together but I have been reading some articles that say to leave a
1/8" gap between them, which is correct?

A gap works better for mudding/taping, yes.

I was planning on hanging the sheets vertically, do you really cut the
number of seems in half by going horizontally? Is one better than the
other? The walls are 14.3 x 23.7 and 9 feet high( I'm installing a
drop ceiling so not going to the top is not a concern)

What an inconvenient set of dimensions...

If it were 14-even, a single long would suffice and 2-12's the other
way...as for the length of seams, draw it out and add up the distances.

For a novice, though, unless you can use the full length pieces
horizontally, you may find taping more edge joints w/ the finished edges
easier and a better job than the butt joint horizontally w/ the ends.

You can get 9-footers, too, if you wish and would have the full wall
height covered. Again, for the non-experienced, that's what I'd
suggest. That 3-4" in the corner is going to be an extra joint but it
can be feathered out w/ the corner. It's going to be a fair amount of
overage, but that'll be so whichever way you go.

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