"Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message
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On Sun, 7 Dec 2008 10:28:30 -0600, "JC"
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On Sat, 6 Dec 2008 16:48:38 -0800 (PST), Mikepier
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Doesn't matter. It's easier to hang them horizontally for me. Do
the
bottom one, then set the top one on top of it, tack it half way
up
on
each end and in the middle and then finish up.

I think you should butt up the top one first up against the
ceiling
to
get a tight joint, then do the bottom one. You can leave space at
the
bottom since you will put molding anyway and no one will see the
space.

Exactly!

It's much easier my way. I have a 1/4 inch strip of plywood that I
lay
on the floor along the wall.

Then do you ever have to shave 1/16" off the top?

Jim

Over the 28 or so years I've been doing it, maybe 4 or 5 times. But, I
learned to also have a couple of 1 foot long by 4 foot wide pieces
that I "dry fit" first to make sure all is going to work. It's not
rocket science. You just do a little pre-planning. A level and a
drywall T-square and a few little "jigs" make things go a lot faster.