Timeline for Is it OK to liquid nail drywall in a hard-to-reach corner?
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| Apr 3, 2014 at 20:16 | comment | added | DMoore | @Ecnerwal - I agree but inspectors in my area want screws 1 inch plus into framing. Meaning at least 1.5". My guys use 1.25"... So the inspectors have lightened up their stance if I glued first. | |
| Apr 3, 2014 at 20:13 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | Longer screws have limited benefit anyway - only so much holding power to a drywall screw head, whether the screw is 1 inch long or 3 inches long. I put up 1000 square feet of 5/8 with 1-1/8 screws - and adhesive. It's driving into 1x3 (nominal) strapping across the trusses and I didn't want screw points sticking out all over the place in the attic...adhesive is cheap insurance. | |
| Apr 3, 2014 at 19:25 | comment | added | DMoore | @Ecnerwal - there are several brands now used for drywall. I know my crew has used the LN version and some other brand. I will ask them. They don't like using long (1 1/4 is what they use) so I make them bind the ceilings. | |
| Apr 3, 2014 at 19:03 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | Homely Despot does sell drywall adhesive in a tube, too. I forget what I paid, precisely, but I think it was perhaps $45 for a case of 12 (28-oz jumbo caulk/glue tubes), so not anywhere near $9/tube...it's a good supplement to regular screwing (or allows you to reduce the screw schedule, if you want to), too. | |
| Apr 3, 2014 at 16:49 | vote | accept | amphibient | ||
| Apr 3, 2014 at 16:48 | comment | added | DMoore | I am guessing the special drywall stuff soaks in better where when using the regular it hardens up on the surface. If it is just one stud I don't think it matters. | |
| Apr 3, 2014 at 16:47 | comment | added | amphibient | one subquestion: you think i should go for the special drywall liquid nails ($9+ @ Amazon) or is the regular liquid nails from Home Depot is OK ? | |
| Apr 3, 2014 at 16:44 | history | answered | DMoore | CC BY-SA 3.0 |