Verdict On Drywall Adhesive Vs. Screws

matthewcims

we use 2ft center 2x6 walls in are homes and they glue/screw 2 in the field everytime.

Capt-Sheetrock

And lets save the whales too...

Feeling good is one thing, reality is something differant. Its okay to do something "just cause you want to do it that way" and another thing,,, ah ,, reality.

screws don't hold as well around the perimiter as nails, but of course that don't make you feel good.

Oh well, time to get another beer

Peace

d's

was just looking at another post over at drywalltalk.com about foam adhesives. Sounds like it would be a superior solution. I've been using Miracle DSA 40. Anyone know how they compare.

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woodworkbykirk

only time ive glued drywall is when the ho wants to get rid of wallpaper , instead of going through the mess of stripping the wallpaper we have glued and screwed 1/4 over the old. our taper was much happier that we did it this way than him having to skim the entire wall surface hitting all the gouges in the old board

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putting down subfloor with glue and screws, well i saw dr. smith and the robot too , i had a martian burger and a sonic shake

AARC Drywall

LaFarge is making a drywall glue now, and man it is sticky,,,,you have 10 min before it cures, and they mean it. We V the tube, and leave a generous amount of glue and screw 1 every 32" in the field. I did this in my own house, and have had no problems what so ever. I tested the difference between glue and screws, and screws are good, but we are getting better hold with the glue. When you glue a sheet, and the glue is allowed to cure. you will be amazed on how hard it is to get the sheet off the wall in any good size. Where as if you screw all you have to do is pop the screws and you will get the sheet off in bigger pieces. I hate removing walls that have been glued...its time consuming and costly. Screws are old school, and glue in modern...the glue of today far exceeds the glue of the 70's


The man that trained me was a screw man, and now he is a glue man.....and he is ancient.

J

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Ancient Rocker

I am very happy to see someone who is not living in the past. The foremost job of a drywall hanger is to make sure the board is as tight as possible. Anyone who wants to be progressive has to quit thinking 6 screws is as good as gluing and screwing.Your experiment should, but wont, convince any naysayers about glue. If hangers still want to defend their archaic positions about only using screws, I am wondering if they still cut all their windows and receptacles by hand. Living in the past might be good when you are thinking about an old girlfriend, but it has no place in construction.

AARC Drywall

well said...and yes i know of several people who cut box's by hand. man when will they learn......

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