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I think I will dab all the screw heads with pva as it's my own house and my own time.
But should I be also be pva-ing all of the cut edges of the boards before I put them up.
 
Well I started this thread for some advice on screws - good ones- bad ones, no one seemed to be able to recommend either way. So I brought cheap ones from toolstation 60x3.5 which were fine in my new noggings but at times it was hard going in my 50 year old seasoned joist's. I think I could of got away with 50mm as when the head was flush with the board some of them snapped just below the head. So I wouldn't be recommending Toolstation screws.
Or maybe instead of course thread a fine thread would of been better in hard seasoned wood.
 
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bilge said:
Well I started this thread for some advice on screws - good ones- bad ones, no one seemed to be able to recommend either way. So I brought cheap ones from screwfix 60x3.5 which were fine in my new noggings but at times it was hard going in my 50 year old seasoned joist's. I think I could of got away with 50mm as when the head was flush with the board some of them snapped just below the head. So I wouldn't be recommending Toolstation screws.
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Take a photo of the the screwdriver your using we might be able to recommend one with a more comfortable handle
 
bilge said:
Well I started this thread for some advice on screws - good ones- bad ones, no one seemed to be able to recommend either way. So I brought cheap ones from screwfix 60x3.5 which were fine in my new noggings but at times it was hard going in my 50 year old seasoned joist's. I think I could of got away with 50mm as when the head was flush with the board some of them snapped just below the head. So I wouldn't be recommending Toolstation screws.
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You brought them from screwfix but wouldn’t recommend toolstation. Ffs you’re nearly as bad as @John j !
 
Cockney1 said:
Toolstation screws are cheap for a reason dummy! At least you’ve learnt that one.
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Which is why I started this thread in the first place - to ask others experience on screws and your very own reply was ----
Cockney1 said:
@John j said go for the cheapest ones!
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Your other reply was offering to skim the job for free in exchange for a screw - when you could of instead offered your toolstation screws advice then, which would of actually been useful.
 
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Which is why I started this thread in the first place - to ask others experience on screws and your very own reply was ----

Your other reply was offering to skim the job for free in exchange for a screw - when you could of instead offered your toolstation screws advice then, which would of actually been useful.
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Err yeah! If you haven’t noticed already?? It’s Nothing personal but I'm not very partial to giving out free advice to diyers! Cheers!
 
Cockney1 said:
Err yeah! If you haven’t noticed already?? It’s Nothing personal but I'm not very partial to giving out free advice to diyers! Cheers!
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Fair enough - then dont give any out but at the same time dont give out false misleading advice to DIYers. At least that is a useful post for anyone else who comes here for advice - to not trust any thing that Cockney1 says. (y)
 
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Fair enough - then dont give any out but at the same time dont give out false misleading advice to DIYers. At least that is a useful post for anyone else who comes here for advice - to not trust any thing that Cockney1 says. (y)
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Oi calm down bilger! What’s the false advice I gave out? I told you I’m here for my fellow spreads not penny pinching Diy daddy’s like yourself.
 
Oi calm down bilger! What’s the false advice I gave out? I told you I’m here for my fellow spreads not penny pinching Diy daddy’s like yourself.
I was referring to this.
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@John j said go for the cheapest ones!
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I would of thought that a quality spreader would have nothing to fear about loosing work to "DIY Daddy's"
 
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Oi calm down bilger! What’s the false advice I gave out? I told you I’m here for my fellow spreads not penny pinching Diy daddy’s like yourself.
I was referring to this.


I would of thought that a quality spreader would have nothing to fear about loosing work to "DIY Daddy's"
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So you took John j’s advice then!! hahaha!!
And don’t be silly how could I ever fear losing work to a diyer! For me personally it’s about all the handed down years of knowledge and hard work I have put in to Plastering not to be going about gifting it out for free, if you want my advice and skills then you and all the other diy daddy’s will have to pay for it!
 
Cockney1 said:
So you took John j’s advice then!! hahaha!!
And don’t be silly how could I ever fear losing work to a diyer! For me personally it’s about all the handed down years of knowledge and hard work I have put in to Plastering not to be going about gifting it out for free, if you want my advice and skills then you and all the other diy daddy’s will have to pay for it!
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Nothing to fear from this "diy daddy" You'll have retired by the time that bloody ceiling ever goes up.
 
bilge said:
The plasterboard is up. (y)
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I need a screw
 
Cockney1 said:
So you took John j’s advice then!! hahaha!!
And don’t be silly how could I ever fear losing work to a diyer! For me personally it’s about all the handed down years of knowledge and hard work I have put in to Plastering not to be going about gifting it out for free, if you want my advice and skills then you and all the other diy daddy’s will have to pay for it!
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bilge said:
I think I see the confusion, I am not asking for the best screws for plasterboard -that would be plasterboard screws.
I am asking for the best plasterboard screws - as in tell me your favourites tell me the ones you have hated using. For instance someone said the wickes ones should be banned.
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any silver ones pal
 
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