Home Repair Forum
Forum Articles Find a Pro Chat Register New Posts Help


Home Repair Forum » Indoor Home Repair » Walls and Wall Coverings » Drywall screw spacing

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 03-09-2006, 09:36 AM
rrl rrl is offline
New Member
  
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1
rrl is on a distinguished road
Drywall screw spacing
What is the correct spacing for screws in drywall walls/ceiling?
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 03-09-2006, 11:41 AM
kactuskid's Avatar
Master Journeyman
  
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: .
Posts: 799
kactuskid is on a distinguished road
I'd suggest 7" on ceilings and 8" on walls. Below is a link that'll help out some.
http://literature.usg.com/pdf/J371.pdf
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 03-09-2006, 09:34 PM
ABP's Avatar
ABP ABP is offline
Handyman
  
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Farmville, VA
Posts: 55
ABP is on a distinguished road
6 and 8 (Same as plywood)
6" along the edges (on both 4' sides) and 8" in the feild (The rest of the area) and be sure to use drywall adhesive
__________________
If you think a professional is expensive,
Just see what till you see what an amature will cost you!!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

» Stats
Members: 10,243
Threads: 6,833
Posts: 28,296
Top Poster: HayZee518 (3,896)
Welcome to our newest member, lumen1
» Links
Punch Software Extreme How To

» Online Users: 42
2 members and 40 guests
hvacwiz, sdody
Most users ever online was 388, 07-01-2007 at 02:54 AM.
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.0.1

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:20 PM.

Contact Us - Home Repair Forum - Archive - New Posts - Top

A vBSkinworks Design
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.1.0