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This book is all you need to drywall. It did its job though and provided enough info to drywall from start to finish. I found it to be very comprehensive, I learned more about the different thicknesses of drywall and the different types than I ever cared to know.
I started out doing drywall back in 1980 and I've been doing it professionally ever since. For the rest of us though, it really helps and I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn drywall and drywall finishing very highly. I thought I knew everything, but Myron has shown me some methods that have improved my work. The guy who gave the 2 star review is right, it doesn't teach the pro mud applications and if you need to tape and mud 5 houses a week, you won't need this book.
My husand borrowed this book from the library and loved it so much he wanted me to buy it for him for Father's Day. He is in the process of finishing our basement and found it very helpful.
We were able to complete our project from start to finish with just the help of this book. This book was great. We bought this book to help us "finish" our garage with insulation and drywall. We were first timers to this type of project. I would definitely recommend it to anyone taking on a drywall project for the first time. The book was very informative from choosing our supplies, tools we would need, all the way to taping and finishing off the joints.
The 3rd edition is a reasonably hefty 210 pages of content; it is printed on nice paper, is nicely organised, and has an index.I am an experienced do-it-yourselfer and bought this book to get an update on the latest corner beads made of vinyl and some made of metal and paper. Any review written before 2008 is almost certainly for the second edition. The text is clear and there are many photographs to illustrate the points that the author is making.I would have liked it if the author covered skip troweling but this is a little tricky to learn from a book (so this omission did not bother me much).I already had a good amount of knowledge about drywall and this book has given me another step up in knowledge. There is a section on soundproofing which I believe is very useful.I would rate this book as a must read for anyone who wishes to learn about drywall techniques. I noticed that the 3rd Edition of this book has a copyright date of 2008 and the cover of the book notes that it is completely revised and updated. I also wanted a little more knowledge on available types of drywall and joint compounds.This book is very comprehensive and covers drywall techniques, tools, and materials. I am completely satisfied with this book. Consistent with the reviews of the earlier edition(s), this book focuses almost exclusively on drywall (which is also consistent with its title).
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