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Easy method: find and remove drywall screws.. Yes, yes, yes; I know you can remove drywall by punching a hole in it and pulling it to pieces with a hammer, but what if you need to be a bit more careful? This week I’m working in an occupied home and I need to remove part of a wall and then fill in an existing doorway. I obviously don’t want to make a lot of unnecessary dust right? Plus I’ve got a million small jobs to do in around a dozen …
You just whiz drywall screws in and thats the job done isn’t it? No actually. I see drywall screws that have been driven much too far into the plasterboard (or sheetrock in the USA) all the time. Over-driving a drywall screw causes it to tear through the paper on the plasterboard, losing nearly all of its holding power in the process. Over-driving drywall screws also leads to more “popped” heads. This is where the filler over the drywall screw is pushed out by movement as the house settles down and moves. …
