How To Frame A Door With Drywall
At the same time be mindful that no seams line up with a door or window corner and do not fasten panels to framing around openings yet.
How to frame a door with drywall. You can use a welded metal frame made of hollow tubing for your door frame. Ignore the door frame for now and position the 4 foot by 8 foot piece of sheetrock as if no door frame existed. You can also use a knockdown drywall frame. Place one screw approximately every 2 feet apart on a stud.
Trim the drywall around the frame of the old doorway with a utility knife to expose 3 4 inch on the faces of the studs and the door header. Use a drywall saw to make cuts along irregular openings such as arches. Trim 1 inch away from each side and the top edge of the cutout. Sand the cut edges of the drywall to remove rough spots around the door frame and the cutout.
The knockdown drywall frame uses anchors that are set into countersunk holes to hold the metal frame in place. Continue installing drywall over window and door openings. You ll be able to trim off excess drywall later. Secure the panel to the studs using drywall screws.
Measure the dimensions of the opening from the edges of the drywall that you trimmed and cut two pieces of new drywall to fit.