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DRYWALL FASTENERS
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This article is about fasteners for and fastening of drywall, or drywall.
DRYWALL FASTENERS
Comment: Drywall is a/k/a wallboard, gypsum board, gyp board, sheetrock, etc.
Comment: Drywall nails a/k/a hanging nails.
1) FASTENERS SHALL BE APPLIED AFTER NOT LESS THAN ½ LINEAR INCH DIAMETER CONTINUOUS 2 BEADS OF CONSTRUCTION ADHESIVE HAS BEEN APPLIED TO SUBORDINATE FRAMING MEMBER FACES TO WHICH SHEATHING IS TO BE APPLIED. FASTENERS SHALL BE APPLIED COMPLETELY OVERALL TO EACH GIVEN SHEET BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH APPLICATION AND FASTENING OF ANOTHER SHEET. ADHESIVE SHALL CONFORM TO NOT LESS THAN AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS ASTM C557, “ADHESIVES FOR FASTENING GYPSUM WALLBOARD TO WOOD FRAMING” OR ASTM D6464 , “EXPANDABLE FOAM ADHESIVES FOR FASTENING GYPSUM WALLBOARD TO WOOD FRAMING”. NOTE WELL THAT ADHESIVE SHALL NOT BE APPLIED TO FASTEN WALLBOARD TO FRAMING IN SEISMIC ZONES 2B AND UP.
2) APPLIED ONLY WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY: drywall nails, or hanging nails (10d, minimum 10 diameters penetration into structure): To a wall with adhesive applied as fastener), 12" on center at perimeter and 12" on center in field; To a wall without adhesive applied as fastener, 6” on center overall.
3) APPLIED ONLY WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY: drywall nails, or hanging nails (10d, minimum 10 diameters penetration into structure): To a ceiling with adhesive applied as fastener, 12" on center at perimeter and 12" on center in the field; To ceilings without adhesive applies as fastener, 6" on center overall.
4) Drywall Screws (not less than 5/8” penetration into structure): To walls of 16" on center framing with or without adhesive applied as fastener, 16" on center overall; To walls of (prohibited) 24" on center framing with adhesive applied as fastener, 12" on center overall.
5) Drywall Screws (not less than 5/8" penetration into structure): To ceilings of 16" on center framing or (prohibited) 24" on center framing with or without adhesive applied as fastener, 12" on center overall.
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