DerbyDad03 on Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:45:52 -0700
(PDT) typed in rec.woodworking the following:

What I'm likely to do is start at the opening next to the opening,
and cut up. Finding any studs in the middle of the panel is a good
idea. Details to be determined.
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You actually want to find studs at the *edges* of the panel. If you cut the
drywall along the center of those studs, you can easily reattach the patch
as well as put a screw at the edge of the remaining drywall in case it wasn't
attached at that location. That's will help prevent the repaired seam from
cracking due to movement.

What I'm doing is cutting the drywall off. Intending to make a
permanent opening in the wall, to access the "loft" I'll be adding to
the top of the closet.

My recent project (Ignore the horizontal board; that's blocking for the
shower valve so that the shower stall wall doesn't "flex".)
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pyotr filipivich
Next month's Panel: Graft - Boon or blessing?