screwing! a deliberatly provocative subject

[dirtydeeds]

an english question

i'd like a north american perspective

us lot here do a lot of screwing these days  :  for second fix (trim carpentry)

it has got to the stage where the RECOMMENDED fixing for plasterboard (drywall) is screws

the manufacturers "say so"

so...............  local authorities and building control officers demand it........

   

on fire door linings, the REQUIRED fixing for door stops is screws....  at the metric equivilent of 9 inch centres

we are pre disposed to plugging and screwing

because of the predominance of brick and block house construction, although that is changing SLOWLY

so the question is...............

do you guys reach for the nail gun first and screw second, or does it depend more on the area in which you live

my guess is that constuction methods are quite different between say, alaska and california

 

[Mike_Chrest]

Hi Tom,
  The fire doors I have installed usually have steel jambs with the stops formed into the jamb. No Wood. The doors are mostly gypsum with a thin veneer of wood.
Mike

 

[Bob Childress]

I find myself reaching for screws more and more these days. Wouldn't consider nailing drywall any more. Still nail trim. Cabinets?  Screws or loose tenons. 

The nail gun that gets the most use these days is my little pinner.

 

[Eli]

I never glued drywall until I moved to Australia, only screwed it, never nailed it. I'll try anything once.

*add

I use a nailer for most everything else.

Haven't tried nailing door hinges yet though :

 

[woodtradesman]

Are you asking about the door stops or the drywall? In my neck of the woods door stops are nailed, never screwed and the drywall is almost always screwed.

 

[nickao]

For Drywall:

The guys here now tend to glue everything(used to be just ceilings) nail the borders and screw the field. They also use spray adhesive and nails or staples for the corner bead.

I prefer glue and screw everything, not use  nails at all. 

Spray glue, a crimper and staples in that order for the corner bead, screws tend to mess up the corners.