Drywall screws explained

Before you buy drywall screws, here's everything you need to know. Let's get after it. Not all drywall screws are the same. Your coarse thread is most commonly used for driving into wood studs, and your fine thread is most commonly used for driving into light gauge steel studs. Lengths of drywall screws matters as well. This 1-in drywall screw is most commonly used with 1/4-in drywall. This 1 1/4-in drywall screw right here in the middle is most commonly used with your 1/2-in sheets. This 1 5/8-in drywall screw is also pretty common, and this is used for 5/8-in drywall. You'll also notice that most drywall screws are black, and that black is phosphate. That phosphate does three different things. First thing, it offers moisture protection, so the screw doesn't rust. The second thing, it offers a little bit of texture on there, so your drywall mud grips. The third thing, it adds a little bit of lubricant, so it drives into the wood and drywall a lot easier. Now, the drywall screw also has a bugle style head, also referred to as a trumpet head. What the trumpet head allows is for when it drives into the paper, it doesn't rip the paper, it just dimples it, giving you a cleaner finish. Go out and get you one of these drywall bits here. Perfect dimple every single time. Just like that, it dimpled the paper. You don't want to break your paper, that takes away structural ability of the drywall. So, use the right screw, install it correctly, and you'll come out with a better product. Anyways, I got stuff to do. I'll catch you guys later. Peace.