BEFORE THE ARCHITECT – CUSTOM HOME DESIGNING BACKGROUND – CUSTOM HOME DESIGN ARTICLES

SHEETROCK FASTENERS

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Fasteners.  Fasteners.  Where for art thou, sheetrock fasteners?

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SHEETROCK FASTENERS

Comment: Sheetrock is a/k/a wallboard, gypsum board, gyp board, etc.   

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 XE "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: Sheetrock 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: Sheetrock 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) Sheetrock 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) Sheetrock 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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