Replacing bathroom sheetrock can take hours.
When replacing sheetrock in a bathroom, purchase sheetrock with a thickness between 1/2 to 3/8 inch. This is an ideal size for sheetrock that will be nailed directly into the wall studs. In addition, there is sheetrock that is mold resistant. Greenboard is most ideal for bathrooms because of all of the water sources in bathrooms and the potential for mold. Before getting started, remove all extra items sitting out of cabinets and on walls like pictures, toothbrushes and trash bins.
Instructions
1. Drape a drop cloth over the sink and toilet to help keep dust from getting on these surfaces. Put on work gloves to protect your hands.
2. Remove all tile from the wall, if necessary. To remove tile, crack it with a sledge hammer, then pull it off.
3. Knock a hole into the current sheetrock with a sledge hammer.
4. Rip the current sheetrock from the wall by inserting your hand into the hole and pulling outwards. You can also use a crow bar.
5. Measure the walls to determine how much drywall is needed for the entire job. Measure the total height and width of the walls. Multiply the total height by width to get the total square feet. Divide the total square feet by 32. The sum will give you the number of 4 x 12 feet pieces of sheetrock you will need for the job.
6. Measure the drywall to the appropriate size to fit in between the studs, and mark measurements with a pen or pencil.
7. Cut the sheet rock to size with a utility knife.
8. Place the sheet rock against the wall stud and hammer it into the stud with 1/2 inch sheet rock nails. Hammer the sheet rock to the studs with nails every 12 inches.
9. Place the next piece of besides the first, horizontally. There should be little to no space between the two pieces of sheet rock. Nail the sheetrock to the studs with 1/2 inch sheetrock nails. Repeat the process until the surface is covered in sheetrock.
10. Pour joint compound into a drywall pan. Joint compound is used to adhere joint tape to the seams in between the pieces of sheetrock to create an even surface.
11. Smooth the joint compound on the sheetrock joints with a 6 to 9 inch wide taping knife. Make sure the joint compound is evenly spread on both pieces of sheetrock that form the joint.
12. Apply joint tape over the compound. Make sure the tape is in place evenly over the joint. The compound will hold it in place.
13. Smooth the taping knife over the tape to smooth it down and remove all the excess joint compound from the sheetrock. Allow the joint compound to dry.
14. Smooth excess joint compound on the sheetrock with sandpaper before applying texture or paint.
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