Can I install sheetrock right over existing sheetrock? - DIY Home ...

Yesterday, 08:49 AM	?
Junior Member ? Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 21	Hello again, I don't want to tear the ceiling out of this room, there is blown-in insulation in the attic. Can I just sheetrock right over the old sheetrock? I don't want to use strapping, I don't want the ceiling any lower than it is.
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Yesterday, 09:28 AM	?
Senior Member ? Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: vancouver, b.c. Posts: 3,684 Liked 105 Times on 100 Posts Likes Given: 139	Make sure the seams don't line up with the old ones and use 2" drywall screws.
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Yesterday, 09:58 AM	?
Junior Member ? Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 21	Quote: Make sure the seams don't line up with the old ones and use 2" drywall screws. Thank you. I thought so but I needed a second opinion.
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Yesterday, 03:08 PM	?
Senior Member ? Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 431 Liked 55 Times on 50 Posts Likes Given: 21	This post is from 2009 ... 2009 ???? Why did it show up as a New Post ???
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Yesterday, 06:02 PM	?
Senior Member ? Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: vancouver, b.c. Posts: 3,684 Liked 105 Times on 100 Posts Likes Given: 139
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Today, 03:47 PM	?
Senior Member ? Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,250 Liked 40 Times on 37 Posts Likes Given: 19	Painted panelling won't weigh as much but you'd still have to handle the seams somehow.
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