How to install drywall around a vent and a pipe?

Submitted by Open_Investigator t3_ypyj20 in DIY

I want to install insulation and drywall in my girlfriend's room for her birthday but I've run into a bit of a snag.

My problem is that there is a water pipe and a vent running down the middle. If I use strapping to install the drywall I will clear the pipe but hit the vent, if I screw into the joists, the drywall will clear the vent but hit the pipe.

Are there any solutions you fine people can think of to get around this without removing either the vent or the pipe?

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PlasmaSigma t1_ivllgoz wrote

Cut the drywall Into smaller pieces and slide behind the items or use furling srips and drop the ceiling below the pipe and butt the drywall to the vent.

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jrunyon1992 t1_ivlp6xx wrote

One of these options is your best bet. While you're up there on a ladder redo that tape on what I'm assuming is some kind of access hole cut in to the vent, or if you're really feeling fancy install a small access door instead.

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Open_Investigator OP t1_ivlqkq1 wrote

Ya the tape job done before was rough I think that'll be an easy fix that will look good.

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Open_Investigator OP t1_ivlq9md wrote

Ah by strapping I meant furling strips, do you think the drywall would look okay butted up against the vent?

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crotchsnot t1_ivlrymo wrote

I think it would look fine. Add a clean up strip, maybe a little cove, maybe a j-bead on the edge or your drywall, a caulk bead. Whatever floats your boat.

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Open_Investigator OP t1_ivlxok8 wrote

Thanks, I'll think I'll stick with that where it's flush with the vent , I appreciate the input

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crotchsnot t1_ivlorsx wrote

I agree with this. Clear the pipe, have your drywall die into the sides of your duct work.

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Flolania t1_ivn3hh8 wrote

Just slid it under the vent half way, and just leave the pipe exposed (or hire someone to move it).

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dengh t1_ivlqqaf wrote

Build a soffit over all of it?

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jeffersonairmattress t1_ivnqm0x wrote

Agree- wide soffit can make a space seem bigger than a single dropped chase with two jogs, but it depends on the room; it’s certainly the classiest choice if they have the headroom.

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Open_Investigator OP t1_ivoplgv wrote

I agree it would look the best sadly it's a fairly low ceiling and lowering that much more would make the room look much smaller

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[deleted] t1_ivomv50 wrote

I like the exposed joists. Someone spent a lot of time painting them. What a pain

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