04-16-2010, 04:17 PM
Heavy duty version of those with OCD:
1. Make a rectangular frame to fit flush inside the opening of the hole - that's the "Yawning Chasm of Death". Don't force it or the drywall may bow slightly.
2. Set it below the inside lip so that a piece of plywood and/or foam or whatever, cut to fit, will be flush with the bottom of the drywall opening when sitting on the framework.
3. Place a facing strip on the outside of both sides of the hole flush with the bottom of the vertical openings. This can be thin stripwood if desired, and will be used as below -in #3.
3. Use long drywall screws to screw through the outside strips and the drywall and into the inside frame, thus stiffening and reinforcing the drywall and firmly anchoring your inside platform framework.
4. Now mount your horizontal piece onto your framework, add tunnel, tracks, trains and enjoy!
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Quick version: ( for low-stress environment)
1. Take piece of drywall and cover bottom of hole.
2. Screw two thin strips of wood to the insides of the bottom edges of the hole, screwing through from the outside. If you are the worrying type, secure a thin piece of reinforcing material like masonite to the bottom of the drywall hole cover to prevent possible cracking. Drywall is actually pretty tough stuff when it's a small square.
3. Set drywall piece on wood strips and secure.
4. You're finished...
4. Match outside track to level of hole floor and drive on!
1.
1. Make a rectangular frame to fit flush inside the opening of the hole - that's the "Yawning Chasm of Death". Don't force it or the drywall may bow slightly.
2. Set it below the inside lip so that a piece of plywood and/or foam or whatever, cut to fit, will be flush with the bottom of the drywall opening when sitting on the framework.
3. Place a facing strip on the outside of both sides of the hole flush with the bottom of the vertical openings. This can be thin stripwood if desired, and will be used as below -in #3.
3. Use long drywall screws to screw through the outside strips and the drywall and into the inside frame, thus stiffening and reinforcing the drywall and firmly anchoring your inside platform framework.
4. Now mount your horizontal piece onto your framework, add tunnel, tracks, trains and enjoy!
5.
Quick version: ( for low-stress environment)
1. Take piece of drywall and cover bottom of hole.
2. Screw two thin strips of wood to the insides of the bottom edges of the hole, screwing through from the outside. If you are the worrying type, secure a thin piece of reinforcing material like masonite to the bottom of the drywall hole cover to prevent possible cracking. Drywall is actually pretty tough stuff when it's a small square.
3. Set drywall piece on wood strips and secure.
4. You're finished...
4. Match outside track to level of hole floor and drive on!
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