Nail popping on dry wall ceilings and walls are caused by several things.
Nails on ceiling of attic.
How to finish attic walls and ceilings step 1.
However do not be to concerned yet about that.
Repair popped nails with screws.
The next grooved edge will hide the nail holes.
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In other words you could easily see where most of the joists were located because those areas were darker than the rest of the white ceiling.
Drive the nails through the shoulder of the tongues into the framing at about a 45 degree angle.
While local codes vary many communities will not permit the ceiling in a finished.
Use a nail gun to attach sheets of osb to the walls over the insulation.
If you have a newer home that has truss construction for the attic.
Generally the nails are no longer than 1 inch but if they will be going through drywall increase the nail length to 1 5 8 inches.
Cut the tubing into pieces about 3 8 to 1 2 long depending on length of exposed nails in your attic then push a piece of tubing onto each nail point.
Use r 30 insulation for the ceiling and.
As they destroy the wood members the nails loose their ability to grip the boards thus begin to loosen up.
Considering usable floor space.
Staple insulation between the wall studs and ceiling joists image a.
The roof had ridge vents as well as soffit vents and.
A better solution is.
No more nails in the head.
The headroom in the attic will determine how much usable floor space you have.
The flush set of the appropriately colored nail head will blend in with the darker seam color of the panel.
Pound the nails in with a hammer and then tap them in flush with a nail set.
In addition to dark spots at the drywall nails and or screws in the ceiling there were also dark outlines of the ceiling joists in many areas of the house.
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Nails is the best choice for fastening although an 18 gauge nailer will do the job too.
Inspected a house today built in 1991.
A 15 or 16 gauge brad nailer with 2 in.