Walls and Ceilings - Drywall for basement finishing project

Just finished framing and electrical in my basement, now time to insulate and hang drywall. This is a small room, 12 X 15 with 9 ft ceiling. Foundation walls are poured concrete furred out with 2X4 studs on 16" centers. Most of the drywall in my house was glued to the studs, any merit to glued installation? Also, what would be the best sheet orientation for the walls, verticle 4X9 sheets, or running 4X8 sheets horizontle? Plan to have a textured ceiling as well.

Any additional tips would be appreciated.
Thanks,

We are in the process of finishing our basement and plan to hang the drywall horizontally. We will screw the sheets on. All of the basement remodel books we have read recommend hanging the drywall horizontally. It is supposed to be easier for a novice to finish the drywall neatly when it is hung this way. Our ceiling is much lower so we would only need to stack two sheets. Also remember to stagger the seams and not line them up.

Good luck!

Definetly hang the boards horizontally. Finish product will look better, also how pros do it. Drywall supply houses sell 54" wide boards which would be the best way to go. If you do use 4' boards put the 12" ripper on the bottom, it will be less noticable. Some prefer it in the middle but that makes for a awfully wide joint to finish properly. The bigest reason some use glue is that it cuts down on the number of nails or screws that have to be finished over.

I highly recommend that you hang horizontaly and use glue as well. As mentioned this is how a professional would do it. The 54" board referred to in the trade as stretch rock is definitely the way to go, check your local yellow pages or the internet for drywall supplier near you. Most will sell to the general public for a new house or addition or basement finish job.

In addition to using less screws, using the glue will make the instances of screw pops less likely. Hope that helps.