Cutting a hole in drywall: Options?

The 1x6 T&G under it would be a great improvement--at least there'd be something there that would hold a nail.

It's not 1x6 T&G *wood*, it's 1x6 T&G gypsum board. Nail holding strength is no better than drywall, AFAICT.

... me too - keep them in the drawer with the round tuits .. John T.

If the wall is lathe and plaster you will have a mess putting a hole in it no matter what method you use.

Jeez, how much are you paying for utility knife blades??? ;~0

Not the blade. The entire knife.

A friend has wood lath and horse-hair plaster. Talking about a mess.

I have 5 extra ones in my 4 utility knives (but the search for all 4 might take awhile).

Just Wondering on Fri, 19 Jun 2020 11:56:48 -0600 typed in rec.woodworking the following:

Ayup.

I don't need to make new years resolutions. I've still got an unused batch from 2018... 2010 .. 1999

I never had that problem. Used to cut quite a bit when helping a buddy paint houses and repair holes.

Maybe sweaty hands? ;~)

Just the studs. |________| | ].........[. |_].........[_

Bad ASCII art, I know, but ) the top area is currently finished with drywall, provably some framing behind it. the |...] is the wall from the corner of the entrance to the edge of the closet opening (no doors, just a hole in the wall). What I want to do is open the top part, remove possible one or two studs, put a 'deck' behind it. Where the horizontal line is below. | ]__|__[. | ].........[. |_].........[_

That's where stuff can be stored which isn't very heavy. In the other room, that's where the TP, Paper towels, Kleenex, and the like are kept. Like I said "Uncle Nik-nak's Summer Suits, Uncle Nik-nak's Winter Suits, Uncle Nik-nak."

I am assuming that this is not a load bearing wall. A six foot or more span, not inline with any "major walls", makes me feel that it isn't. However,once I get it opened up, I can take a gander and go from there. If it is load bearing, then headers and the rest. Otherwise, if the studs are on 16 centers, I can just remove every other one to make 32 in opening. "Big enough"

now, out in the shop shed, if I put the window in the west wall, that will call for some fancy carpentry. Cause I got ceiling joists holding up the attic, and I'm gonna have to support them while I do the window framing. Many details to be determined before I even ask the engineering types I know for advice.

tschus