Use Polystyrene Sheet As Drywall Shim

I have a partial sheet of polystyrene insulation that i plan to cut into a shape to insulate a square hole without permanently filling the hole.

Use polystyrene sheet as drywall shim.

Use polystyrene sheet as drywall shim. At 1 1 2 inches wide drywall shims are the width of a stud reducing width waste and the need for long cuts. You may need a skim coat if you are repairing a crack filling a joint or leveling an area with an existing flat surface. This foam board insulation is the rigid pink or blue panels that can be found at home centers in many different thicknesses.

I usually have lotsa scrap 1 4 stuff around. The structure will be removable for intermittent access. In either sense shims are cut perfectly to size for working with full sheets of drywall. Place it horizontally along the wall at various elevations to determine the thickness of the shim i just rip plywood.

Due to factors beyond the control of the drywall doctor we cannot guarantee against improper use or unauthorized modifications of this informati. This foam board insulation is the rigid pink or blue panels that can be found at home centers in many different thicknesses. You may need a skim coat if you are repairing a crack filling a joint or leveling an area with an existing flat surface.