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Sheet Rock Screws B. Johnson 04-29-2008
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Posted by benick on April 29, 2008, 2:41 pm

> B. Johnson wrote:
>> In the past 2 or 3 years we have hung new sheet rock in a few of the
>> rooms in our home. We have noticed that you can now see where the
>> screw heads are. They look like dark spots on the walls. The screws
>> aren't pushing through they are just showing through. Any ideas on
>> what we are doing wrong? Thanks!
> Perhaps you didn't screw them in far enough to get enough plaster over the
> heads.
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> Blattus Slafaly ? 3 :) 7/8

I agree...Give them a quarter or half a turn hit and them with joint
compound 3 times and touch up the paint. In the future use a drywall
screwgun that will set them at the proper depth. Not to deep though or they
will pop through the sheetrock.... Good luck....


Posted by dpb on April 29, 2008, 2:58 pm
B. Johnson wrote:
> In the past 2 or 3 years we have hung new sheet rock in a few of the
> rooms in our home. We have noticed that you can now see where the
> screw heads are. They look like dark spots on the walls. The screws
> aren't pushing through they are just showing through. Any ideas on
> what we are doing wrong? Thanks!

Didn't set them deeply enough and mud them sufficiently, most likely.
Need to dimple the paper, but not pull through to break it.

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Posted by John Gilmer on April 29, 2008, 3:12 pm


> Didn't set them deeply enough and mud them sufficiently, most likely.
> Need to dimple the paper, but not pull through to break it.

If the wood studs weren't dry enough when installed, they still do a little
bit of shrinking. This will tend to cause even screws to get a little
higher. The problem is worse for LONGER screws so you only use screws
long enough to hold.

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