Timeline for Wall of smaller drywall sheet pieces - tape or replace?
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| Jun 26, 2015 at 23:45 | history | edited | bib | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 26, 2015 at 22:26 | comment | added | maplemale | I live in a 65 year old house and had fresh nails pop all over the place when we had an unusual rainy season. It's a dry climate where I live, we got a 100 year flood. Although the house didn't flood, the those 65 year old nails started popping everywhere just from moisture in the air I guess... | |
| Jun 26, 2015 at 20:39 | vote | accept | Andy Thomas | ||
| Jun 26, 2015 at 20:25 | comment | added | Craig Tullis | Nails can pop if you ever use a hammer on the other side of the wall, too, hanging pictures, or hanging new drywall or whatever. | |
| Jun 26, 2015 at 20:16 | comment | added | bib | PS, one more reason - big pieces result in fewer butt joints (edges that are not tapered), which are harder to tape well. In a full sheet you have 16 feet of tapered joint and only 8 feet of butt. Smaller cut pieces often have butt joints on three or four sides. | |
| Jun 26, 2015 at 20:12 | comment | added | bib | Andy, there is no right answer here (and that makes this a bit off topic) but you can pick any level of redo or non-redo you wish. If the big pieces look stable, firm them up with a few screws and just replace the smaller pieces. Do be sure to get the same thickness drywall as any that you are retaining. | |
| Jun 26, 2015 at 20:10 | comment | added | bib | @Ecnerwal I respectfully disagree. I have seen nails pop 20 years later as the house/wall shift or wood shrinks and swells. | |
| Jun 26, 2015 at 18:30 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | If the nails have not popped yet, they are unlikely to pop, period. | |
| Jun 26, 2015 at 18:26 | comment | added | Andy Thomas | I appreciate your insight. This drywall is nailed in. If I wanted to leave some of the larger existing panels in place, can I address the nails problem by adding drywall screws? | |
| Jun 26, 2015 at 18:09 | history | answered | bib | CC BY-SA 3.0 |