Plasterboard Ceiling Screws

A plaster washer is a thin metal disk that increases the size of the head of a drywall screw so that it doesn t pull through the plaster.

Plasterboard ceiling screws.

We encourage retail customers to use our click deliver or drive collect service. For ceiling systems the screws are located at 230mm centres within the field of the board and 150mm centres at board ends. 50mm x 50mm sawn wood for noggings. Drywall screws lengths and gauges thread types heads points and composition at first might seem incomprehensible.

Self drilling screws and pan head screws can be used with metal studs or frames. How to plasterboard a new ceiling. Offered for a selection of loads capacities suitable for home or work. Drywall screws have become the standard fastener for securing full or partial sheets of drywall to wall studs or ceiling joists.

Encasement systems screws are located at 150mm centres. Covid 19 update to customers our metropolitan melbourne stores will remain open for trade customers only. Drywall screw spacing for ceilings. However these general guidelines may vary depending upon the system being used and so reference must be made to our british gypsum site book for further information.

Visit us today for the widest range of screws products. Horizontal ceiling placement creates far more stress on drywall and on drywall screws than vertical wall placement. Fine drywall screws feature smaller heads and are used to secure drywall to metal studs. Lengths of wood to help support plasterboard.

Or possibly the screws are too long and cannot hold the plaster. These usually feature a phillips head. 7 or 8 inches. Click collect in as little as a minute.

The entire weight of the sheet is now carried by upside down screws. You thread the drywall screw through a plaster washer and then drive it through the plaster and into the ceiling joists wall studs or wood lath. The screw and washer pull the loose plaster tight against. Coarse drywall screws feature coarse threads to secure gypsum boards to studs.

Check out our range of plasterboard screws products at your local bunnings warehouse. Drywall screws are manufactured in various sizes to better accommodate each individual job. 12 5mm plasterboard tapered edge. Screws that measure 1 1 4 inch in length are appropriate for sheets of drywall that are 3 8 1 2 or 5 8 of an inch thick while screws that measure 1 3 8 inches are meant for sheets of drywall up to of an inch thick.