Screw plasterboard ceiling - pilot holes?

[David Pearson]

G'day all.

Do I have to make pilot holes or shaft holes and/or countersink in my plasterboard before bunging it up on the ceiling?

Ta.

[Bob Minchin]

No need. The correct screws have a cutting point, bugle head for countersinking and a rust resistant coating for plastering.

Totally dedicated to the job in hand.

Bob

[Grunff]

No.

[Set Square]

No. Use drywall screws such as

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They have very sharp points and don't need pilot holes. The heads will embed themselves into the plasterboard to make a flush surface to skim over.

[David Lang]

Not in the UK. If you are Australian, as indicated by the G'day, then yes, because you will be upside down.

Dave

[John Rumm]

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And a pack of these:

one of these:

the whole job a much simpler one handed operation ;-)

(you can also be quite cavalier with the drill/driver since the shrouded bit will leave the screw at the right depth each time).

[Tim Morley]

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And one of these for a ceiling job!

[Chris McBrien]

No pilot holes and no countersinking.

I have been using an ordinary power screwdriver to put the 45mm. screw in. I stop just as the head is going into the paper surface of the plasterboard and then finish it off with a hand operated screw driver. That stops the power driver from going too far and possibly cracking the plasterboard.

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