I am repainting a room in my 22 year old house, and on one exterior wall, it looks like almost every screw has popped to some extent. I have been going through and for every popped screw, I put two screws above and two screws below (each separated by an inch), sometimes more. I know the recommendation is one screw above and one below, but I would rather be extra certain I don't have issues going forward. My walls are half inch drywall, and I am using 1 1/4" coarse thread #6 screws. I think my dimples are all pretty good, just barely below the surface, enough to hold a pocket of compound.
Is there any issue in using too many screws in drywall? The only things I can imagine is that if you go to hang a picture, you could be more likely to hit a screw, but that's not really a big deal. I had a drywall contractor mention to me that it is bad because with more screws, there is a higher chance that at least one will pop. However, I didn't follow his logic. If the screws are all fully set so that they dimple the paper but not tear it, the back of the drywall should be flush with the stud. The only way you could get a pop then would be for the screw to work loose from the drywall or for the stud to warp so badly that it pulls the screw through the paper. I figure that additional reinforcement can prevent these scenarios. Is my logic flawed?
Is there any issue in using too many screws in drywall? The only things I can imagine is that if you go to hang a picture, you could be more likely to hit a screw, but that's not really a big deal. I had a drywall contractor mention to me that it is bad because with more screws, there is a higher chance that at least one will pop. However, I didn't follow his logic. If the screws are all fully set so that they dimple the paper but not tear it, the back of the drywall should be flush with the stud. The only way you could get a pop then would be for the screw to work loose from the drywall or for the stud to warp so badly that it pulls the screw through the paper. I figure that additional reinforcement can prevent these scenarios. Is my logic flawed?
