Roofing Nails Used To Secure Drywall

As a general rule if you re building with two by 1 1 2 inch thick lumber you should be using common nails.

Roofing nails used to secure drywall.

When working with 1 2 inch drywall panels use 1 1 4 or 1 3 8 inch nails or screws. In most cases securing drywall will require fewer screws than nails. Double nailing panels will help minimize the occurrence of nail pops. You can also use ring shank nails instead of screws to.

Drywall nails should be used on the perimeter of the sheets and screws in the field of the sheet. Drywall nails are disigned to be covered by a thin coat of plaster water soluable. Roofing nails are designed to be covered by a thick coat of tar not water soluable. Nails should only be used with wood studs.

In the end you will be expecting roofing nails to support a weight that they were not designed to do and lack the threads necessary to do this. Roofing nails have a wide nailhead to keep house wrap sheathing and. When working with 5 8 inch drywall panels use 1 3 8 inch or 1 5 8 inch screws. To nail a 3 4 thick wooden shelf support to drywall you should use nails no shorter than 3 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 to 3.

If you are attaching something with nails through drywall or other soft wall covering such as homasote rigid insulation or corkboard the thickness of the wall covering should be added to the optimal nail length because these materials do not offer much additional holding power. Common nails are standard heavy duty nails for wood framing and other structural work. Use them to build frames for walls floors ceilings and roofs. Ring shank nails often used with softer woods like plywood and shingles provide a tighter more permanent grip than smooth shank nails.