Drywall Before Siding

The only gotcha i have seen with his approach is the hammering during brick tie installation can cause cosmetic drywall texture cracking.

Drywall before siding.

The proper order is. Our builder informed us that the insulation drywall is going up this week. Framing first followed by sheathing that is usually plywood or osb followed by housewrap if you re using one followed by siding. Any ductwork for room vents and air return.

It s time to hang drywall only after the mechanical contractors are done the windows and doors are in place the roof is on and the exterior wall boxing siding and insulation phases are. Applying weather resistant sheathing over old siding is the fastest easiest way to provide a flat nailable surface for vinyl or aluminum siding installation. All wiring and electrical boxes installed for wall outlets switches and light fixtures. The drywall becomes wetwall and if he has put any insulation in the wall cavities it gets soaked as well.

As others have said if the builder has done good work the walls are dried in before the brick is installed. Here s a checklist of items that need to be installed before the drywall goes up. The tricky part can be dealing with the added thickness where siding meets windows and doors. Problem is they have not finished the siding tyvek is up and there is a window on the main floor that has not been installed yet.

Then once you get the roof on and doors and windows in the house is dried in.