Patching and Plastering - Advice Needed on DryWall Problem on New Construction Home
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troymcclure
06-19-09, 08:07 AM
Hi Everyone! (great forum and awesome resource!)
I bought a brand new house for a pretty penny in January 2008. Everything looks great but a year into it we started noticing nail pops coming out of the dry-wall. After some research I found out that its somewhat normal due to the studs shrinking and the nails popping out as a consequence. (We live in northern New England so the weather is rough up here) The builder says no problem and come Monday the dry-waller is going to "patch" them and that is why im here. My issue is that there are virtually hundreds of nail pops throughout every room of a 2500sf home and im a little worried that a patch just wont do as its hundreds and hundreds of nails up and down dozens and dozens of wood studs. I am unsure wheather the builder should re-drywall completely the house (start from scratch) given that its such a major failure on their part as I dont understand why I should be satisfied with just a patch. I wanted to get an understanding from you expert folks to see if its fair for them just to patch them or if something more drastic should take place and not telling me as I wouldnt know any better.
Although the wood shirnkage is considered as "normal" I think that it still shouldnt have happened and that they should have let the wood dry out before putting up the studs therefore I am being short-changed or at least that is how it feels to me. Would love to hear your thoughts and sorry for the newbioe type question but this house is all we have.
Thanks, Mar Family
I bought a brand new house for a pretty penny in January 2008. Everything looks great but a year into it we started noticing nail pops coming out of the dry-wall. After some research I found out that its somewhat normal due to the studs shrinking and the nails popping out as a consequence. (We live in northern New England so the weather is rough up here) The builder says no problem and come Monday the dry-waller is going to "patch" them and that is why im here. My issue is that there are virtually hundreds of nail pops throughout every room of a 2500sf home and im a little worried that a patch just wont do as its hundreds and hundreds of nails up and down dozens and dozens of wood studs. I am unsure wheather the builder should re-drywall completely the house (start from scratch) given that its such a major failure on their part as I dont understand why I should be satisfied with just a patch. I wanted to get an understanding from you expert folks to see if its fair for them just to patch them or if something more drastic should take place and not telling me as I wouldnt know any better.
Although the wood shirnkage is considered as "normal" I think that it still shouldnt have happened and that they should have let the wood dry out before putting up the studs therefore I am being short-changed or at least that is how it feels to me. Would love to hear your thoughts and sorry for the newbioe type question but this house is all we have.
Thanks, Mar Family
coops28
06-19-09, 11:28 AM
I am assuming this is a brand new house?? Just a year and a half old? The way most drywall hangers work these days is they nail the perimeters of the sheet use glue in the middle of the sheet and a couple of screws. Or if they don't use glue then they use screws every 12" in the field and 8" on the butt joint.
Sounds like they used nails throughout without any glue. Very old school way and not good.
The way to repair this is simply put a screw next to every nail pop, remove the nail, cut away the loose paper around the nail hole(there will be loose paper), then put mud over all of the repair similar to spotting screws.
You don't need to re sheetrock or go to any great lengths but
you will have to re paint your entire house.
Good luck and keep us posted.
Sounds like they used nails throughout without any glue. Very old school way and not good.
The way to repair this is simply put a screw next to every nail pop, remove the nail, cut away the loose paper around the nail hole(there will be loose paper), then put mud over all of the repair similar to spotting screws.
You don't need to re sheetrock or go to any great lengths but
you will have to re paint your entire house.
Good luck and keep us posted.
troymcclure
06-19-09, 02:14 PM
I am assuming this is a brand new house?? Just a year and a half old? The way most drywall hangers work these days is they nail the perimeters of the sheet use glue in the middle of the sheet and a couple of screws. Or if they don't use glue then they use screws every 12" in the field and 8" on the butt joint.
Sounds like they used nails throughout without any glue. Very old school way and not good.
The way to repair this is simply put a screw next to every nail pop, remove the nail, cut away the loose paper around the nail hole(there will be loose paper), then put mud over all of the repair similar to spotting screws.
You don't need to re sheetrock or go to any great lengths but
you will have to re paint your entire house.
Good luck and keep us posted.
Thanks coops. Yes sorry its screws every 4 inch or so up and down the stud not nails. The house is brand new and only 1.5 years old. Im sorry if its a stupid question but i thought maybe the durability of the stud is compromised given that they are most likely going to re-screw them in a new hole in the stud and that leaves studs with multiple holes. I wanted to ask as I am a total newbie when it comes to construction. Appreciated it.
Sounds like they used nails throughout without any glue. Very old school way and not good.
The way to repair this is simply put a screw next to every nail pop, remove the nail, cut away the loose paper around the nail hole(there will be loose paper), then put mud over all of the repair similar to spotting screws.
You don't need to re sheetrock or go to any great lengths but
you will have to re paint your entire house.
Good luck and keep us posted.
Thanks coops. Yes sorry its screws every 4 inch or so up and down the stud not nails. The house is brand new and only 1.5 years old. Im sorry if its a stupid question but i thought maybe the durability of the stud is compromised given that they are most likely going to re-screw them in a new hole in the stud and that leaves studs with multiple holes. I wanted to ask as I am a total newbie when it comes to construction. Appreciated it.