On Jul 10, 7:32*am, 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?

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)
Thanks
John

Half? No, but you do save signifcant amount in a 'normal' room, i.e.,
one with a normal amount of doors/windows as the butt joints with
disappear against casings or are onely short runs (above/below doors
and windows). I don't know how it will work in your basement with
those odd dimensions. If you hang vertically, consider ordering in 9'
sheets. If you are going to do the taping and it is your first time,
try to avoid butt joints as much as possible.

Taping verticle joints is a PIA as you can't reach the top without
standing on something and can't reach the bottom if you _are_ standing
on something.

Dpb gives a good discussion of the problems.

Harry K