Plaster Ceiling Screws

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 ceiling screws.

For ceiling systems the screws are located at 230mm centres within the field of the board and 150mm centres at board ends. Once that s done carefully screw it into the lath not just plaster. Plaster washers are about the size of a quarter and cost pennies. Lengths of wood to help support plasterboard.

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. Check out our range of plasterboard screws products at your local bunnings warehouse. We encourage retail customers to use our click deliver or drive collect service. A drywall screw goes through the washer and is driven into the wood lath behind the plaster.

Offered for a selection of loads capacities suitable for home or work. 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. 12 5mm plasterboard tapered edge. Click collect in as little as a minute.

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. Secondly try not to screw them so far that they invert their shape. 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. 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.

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. How to plasterboard a new ceiling. 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.

Very boring thread but i ve spent hours today washing down walls and ceiling. 50mm x 50mm sawn wood for noggings. Encasement systems screws are located at 150mm centres. A couple of things to consider.