In a recent renovation of a 60’s era house, the old drywall was stapled to the framing with 1 1/2″ wide crown staples. While I was impressed with the durability and potentially simple method of hanging the board this way, I’d never seen this before (always screws or nails).
Now I know us Westcoasters do things differently sometimes but is this common?
If not, why not?
Thanks for any input!
Listeners write in about fostering trade work and proposed changes to Canadian code and ask questions about roof and wall insulation for an old house.
"I have learned so much thanks to the searchable articles on the FHB website. I can confidently say that I expect to be a life-long subscriber." - M.K.
Dig into cutting-edge approaches and decades of proven solutions with total access to our experts and tradespeople.
Start Free Trial NowGet instant access to the latest developments in green building, research, and reports from the field.
Start Free Trial Now
Replies
Surely never heard of that method, any glue?
__________________________________________
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Haven't crossed that here in Pittsburgh. Whole house or just a room?
Wondering if a pro-crew did it on purpose...or a diy did it on accident!
Might be on to the next best thing there! Jeff * Jeff J. Buck/ Buck Construction/ Pittsburgh, PA *
2nd Generation Buck Const, 3rd generation Craftsman
No glue. It was in a kitchen and I can't speak for the rest of the house.
I can say it was a bit more of a pain to remove but I was impressed withe how snug it was...no nail pops or punctures.
Here on the Southern Oregon coast, I run into some strange things, many of them not good, but this looked like a winner.
So I posed the question because I'm skeptical of things that look too good to be true. However, this seems to have passed the test of time.
Thanks.__________________________________________
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
well,.....I bought a drywall nailer one time. I used it one time , because it set the nails too far in.Salesmen talked me out of my money. The gun was stolen . I lauf from time to time thinking about how the story went finding nails for the gun. Duofast was the brand of gun. Never heard of staples though. Most people that read this wont know there was a dry wall gun. But there sure was with coil nails too.
Tim Mooney
Along this line of thought, I`ve considered using a roofing gun to hang drywall adjusting the depth control so not to blast through the paper face. Has anyone ever attempted this technique? Just curious.
Jay
There in another thread about green board and some post the link to GP datasheets on their drywall.
The regular greenboard says not to install using ONLY staples or adhesives.
The fire resistant greenboard says the same thing, but it also list "Fasteners: Nails, screws, staples and/or adhesive."
For the plain drywall they don't mention staples at all.
It appears that while not common it the gypsum people have heard about it.
I wonder what they use in modular and manufactured housing?
"I wonder what they use in modular and manufactured housing?"
Now that you say that, I'm sure I've seen staples in that situation.
Rich Beckman
Stapling drywall?
I honestly thought I heard it all, but that IS a new one for me!<g> Not saying it's bad...but it's definitely something I'd neither considered nor heard of before.
So with the response to this query, I'm perked up a little about it. I was at my jobsite earlier to meet the Inspector so I posed it to him...The State of Oregon, which follows the CABO book authorizes only nails and screws. However, they will also honor gypsum mfg. specs. Someone mentioned earlier that the Gypsum Mfgs. mentioned staples so I'll look into it.
I'm currently doing a geodesic dome (a first) so the drywall issue might be a little easier with a stapler...worth a try anyway. Since I'm not normally a drywall guy, and only do it when I have to, I can use any help I can get that will still result in a high quality result.
I have stapled sheetrock on in places are hidden, like above a suspended ceiling or between party walls of duplexes and triplexes.
I wouldn't do it anywhere else since it really mangles the rock, but then again I guess that's what the mud is for.
Dave
The dry wall nailer would never set the nails right. It was always breaking paper.
The rock is not tight against the studs or joists if the paper is broken at the head of the nail.
However; It would have worked with glue. A roofing coil nailer would probably work in glue up situations. At least perimeter nailing, which would hang it , till screws were applied in the field.
Tim Mooney