Plaster Ceiling Screws

A drywall screw goes through the washer and is driven into the wood lath behind the plaster.

Plaster ceiling screws.

I have bits of plaster coming away from where the screws are in the plasterboard ceiling. 12 5mm plasterboard tapered edge. Plasterboarding a new ceiling is much easier with two people one to support the plasterboard and one to screw into place but it can be done by one person with the help of some lengths of wood. Plaster work is easy to repair even for the novice with the a few simple tools materials and charles street supply s exclusive plaster washers.

Screws that pull or pop out of the ceiling are often the result of using screws that are too short or have very fine threads. Encasement systems screws are located at 150mm centres. How to plasterboard a new ceiling. 50mm x 50mm sawn wood for noggings.

Very boring thread but i ve spent hours today washing down walls and ceiling. Lengths of wood to help support plasterboard. Plaster washers are about the size of a quarter and cost pennies. Check out our range of plasterboard screws products at your local bunnings warehouse.

Click collect in as little as a minute. Secondly try not to screw them so far that they invert their shape. Or possibly the screws are too long and cannot hold the plaster. You thread the drywall screw through a plaster washer and then drive it through the plaster and into the ceiling joists wall studs or wood lath.

However these general guidelines may vary depending upon the system being used and so reference must be made to our british gypsum site book for further information. Carefully scribe or drill enough to remove the final plaster coat assuming wall ceiling plaster is 80 years old so that this disk ends up flush with the finished surface. A plaster washer is a thin metal disk that increases the size of the head of a drywall screw so that it doesn t pull through the plaster. We encourage retail customers to use our click deliver or drive collect service.

Offered for a selection of loads capacities suitable for home or work. I ve got a powder filler i was going to use for small holes but it says to cover screws with oil based paint first to prevent rusting. Visit us today for the widest range of screws products. Covid 19 update to customers our metropolitan melbourne stores will remain open for trade customers only.