What is a plasterboard nail?
The plasterboard nail is a nail used specifically for plasterboard hanging. Although there is a debate among plasterboard suppliers about whether nails or screws are best for hanging plasterboard, plasterboard nails have been a preferent for decades. Both types of fasteners have advantages and disadvantages.
The plasterboard nail usually has a lighted head and an annular stem. The most common lengths are 1 3/8 inches (3.74 cm) and 1 ½ inch (3.8 cm). They are available in different meters that indicate the diameter of the stopwatch. The most common is the meter. The ring shaft helps hold the nail in place after being passed through plasterboard and into the pin. The fierce head, which is concave, helps hide the nail for a smoother surface of sage and grinding. Not every nail of plasterboard has a concave or coated head. The nails can be driven faster than screws and the hammer is typicaméne cumbersome than a screw weapon. The nails of the plasterboard are slightly cheaper than the screws that can be at iCount the plasterboard on a large area.
The primary disadvantage when using the nail plasterboard above the screw is the inevitable "nail pop". This occurs over time and it is a common defect in older homes. Over time, pressure gravity applies to plasterboard, which causes the nail to work relaxed and the head visible with the surface of the wall. This is much less likely to happen when drywall screws are used. Some suppliers will use both types of fasteners who decide to screw when plasterboard is installed over the head for ceiling and nails for walls.
When selecting the style of the plasterboard nail, select the right breakup and length for the type of plasterboard used. The stronger the plasterboard is, the longer the plasterboard should be. If you are a novice plasterboard hanger, ask the hardware or home sales of shops badlyBy whistling where you buy supplies, what is best. When using nails to install plasterboard, do not move and nails evenly on the number of nails introduced into each pin, so each nail bears evenly distributed the amount of weight of plasterboard.
When repairing nail objects from the loose nail plasterboard, completely remove the nail, drive a new nail slightly above or below the old and correct the area accordingly. If you have a nail home in the ceiling, you can consider that the ceiling will repair the plasterboard professional, which will completely tighten the ceiling by repeating the entire upper plasterboard rather than repair. This could prevent the complete collapse of the ceiling, especially in older homes - a repair that would be much more expensive than repairing the ceiling.