Glue Drywall To Ceiling

Drywall adhesives should meet astm standard c 557.

Glue drywall to ceiling.

Apply a continuous bead of adhesive across the top plate. Choose a construction adhesive intended for drywall installation and cut the tip on a slant leaving an opening of about 1 4 in. Next raise the drywall up with the help of a friend or drywall lift. Holding drywall s outer edges nail every 12 on outer edges and every 16 over studs in field of the panel.

Then from the top down apply a bead to each stud stopping at your marked line. The adhesive must bond the drywall directly to the framing. Once the first piece is in place repeat the process along the first wall making sure the tapered edges face down. The more the drywall can be made to act like an integrated part of the framing the stiffer the wall is.

The general rule for hanging ceiling drywall is to install the largest panels you can handle. It cannot be used for instance where insulation batts are stapled to the faces of the studs. Apply a 1 4 adhesive bead to rafters. Fasten center of field with nails every 16 over studs.

Standard panels come in 4 foot widths and 8 10 and 12 foot lengths. Keeping the air from moving bay to bay helps to keep the fire from spreading bay to bay or wall to ceiling etc. Fasten drywall s outer edges with nails 12 on. The third is purely to stiffen walls framed on the flat.

To install ceiling drywall start by applying adhesive to the joists where the first sheet of drywall will go. After the drywall sheets are up nail or screw.