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To be clear, I'm talking about galvanized sheetrock nails. Shape is the same and both are galvanized. so what's the difference? Are they interchangable? If not why not? I'm talking about 1-3/4 roofing nails.
All this leads to the next question. If they're basically the same, is there any reason not to nail sheetrock with a roofing nail gun? Construction forums generally say no but it seems like a lot of it boils down to "it isn't done cause if it worked it would be done but no one does it..." and around in a circle. Nobody seems to say, "yeah, I tried it and it didn't work."
Drywall nails are not galvanized, but are phosphate coated. Roofing nails are galvanized due to their exterior use. Finishing mud products react better to a phosphate coating, but have less adhesion to a galvanized coated product. Proceed at your own risk.
Drywall nails are not galvanized, but are phosphate coated. Roofing nails are galvanized due to their exterior use. Finishing mud products react better to a phosphate coating, but have less adhesion to a galvanized coated product. Proceed at your own risk.
Yet these guys apparently sell phosphate coated and electrogalvanized "drywall" nails. Application is a small laundry room.
The shape and diameter of the head of the two nails is considerably different. A roofing nail will have a large diameter, perfectly flat head meant to spread the holding surface over a larger area increasing the ability of the shingles to resist wind. Drywall nails have a smaller head with a concave profile meant to be driven just slightly below the surface of the Sheetrock forming a dimple which is filled with joint compound and then sanded smooth. Not interchangeable.
Yet these guys apparently sell phosphate coated and electrogalvanized "drywall" nails. Application is a small laundry room.
Your own link proves I'm right, so read it? Drytites are phosphate coated. I've spent a lifetime with these materials, and your ignorance questions my understanding? You did say drywall (Sheetrock which is a USG proprietary term) and not plasterboard?
The shape and diameter of the head of the two nails is considerably different. A roofing nail will have a large diameter, perfectly flat head meant to spread the holding surface over a larger area increasing the ability of the shingles to resist wind. Drywall nails have a smaller head with a concave profile meant to be driven just slightly below the surface of the Sheetrock forming a dimple which is filled with joint compound and then sanded smooth. Not interchangeable.
Your own link proves I'm right, so read it? Drytites are phosphate coated. I've spent a lifetime with these materials, and your ignorance questions my understanding? You did say drywall (Sheetrock which is a USG proprietary term) and not plasterboard?
Of course my ignorance questions your "understanding." For the lay person the terms 'drywall' and 'plasterboard' are synonymous. Wikipedia apparently agrees. Drywall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Apparently your lifetime of experience doesn't extend to illuminating the issues in a way that's helpful to those less enlightened.
Drywall screws are indeed better. And not just for drywall. If duct tape won't work, the next thing I reach for is a drywall screw.
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Every home I have been in with nailed sheetrock had sags all over the place and nail pops. Using nails is hackish to me.
