Walls and Ceilings - Shimming drywall - what fasteners should I use?
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duster1979
04-01-03, 05:04 PM
I'm in the process of remodeling a bedroom. I've got it gutted, rewired, & (mostly) insulated. I want to shim the drywall with plaster lath on the interior walls so that I don't have to remove & rip down the door jams.
What should I use to fasten the lath to the studs? Most of the lath still has the old nails in it; can I use them? And, what length of screw should I use to attach the drywall? The lath is roughly 5/16 thick, and I plan to use 1/2" drywall.
On the ceiling I plan to run 1x4's perpendicular to the joists to make shimming easier. What length screws should I use to attach the boards to the ceiling, and the drywall to the boards?
What should I use to fasten the lath to the studs? Most of the lath still has the old nails in it; can I use them? And, what length of screw should I use to attach the drywall? The lath is roughly 5/16 thick, and I plan to use 1/2" drywall.
On the ceiling I plan to run 1x4's perpendicular to the joists to make shimming easier. What length screws should I use to attach the boards to the ceiling, and the drywall to the boards?
awesomedell
04-01-03, 06:18 PM
Hello Duster, sounds like you're busy this evening.
Clean the nails out & use the old lath as shims, done it plenty of times before. Use what ever you want to attach shims to the studs, as for your drywall you want to make sure your screws are going thru the shims & into the studs at least 1/2" or so. Do the math & I'd say something like a inch fives would work, 1 1/2" at minimum.
Hope that helps you out.
Clean the nails out & use the old lath as shims, done it plenty of times before. Use what ever you want to attach shims to the studs, as for your drywall you want to make sure your screws are going thru the shims & into the studs at least 1/2" or so. Do the math & I'd say something like a inch fives would work, 1 1/2" at minimum.
Hope that helps you out.