Title: How to Remove Drywall - The Home Depot
Headings: How to Remove Drywall
Project Guide
How to Remove Drywall
Time Required: 2-4 hours
Difficulty: Intermediate
Tools
dry vacuums
knives
respirators & masks
claw hammers
wrecking & pry bars
duct tape
plastic sheeting
1
Find and Turn Off Utilities
2
Prepare the Room
3
Remove the Molding
4
Remove a Drywall Panel
5
Loosen and Make Holes in the Drywall
6
Pull Out the Drywall

Content: First, measure the section if drywall you need to remove and mark the dimensions with a pencil. Make the initial cut with a reciprocating or oscillating saw with a circular blade. Only cut deep enough to cut through the drywall and paneling. Carefully cut the rest of the hole. If the severed segment doesn’t fall out immediately, pry it loose with a drywall knife or prying tool and throw it away. 5
Loosen and Make Holes in the Drywall
Use a drywall or utility knife to cut through the joint compound at a wall corner or ceiling corner, to make it easier to tear at those places. ( For partial removal, mark the removal boundary with a saw cut along a stud.) Loosen the drywall along the floor with a pry bar, if possible,
Use either the face or claw of a hammer to punch a series of small holes in the drywall along the stud bays near the ceiling. Then connect the holes to create a hand hold. 6
Pull Out the Drywall
Using your hands or a prying tool, pull the drywall down in chunks.