Attach OSB to Sill & Top Plate

[Calmariten]

Hello,

Installing new interior walls where we have U-tracks as sill and top plate with wooden studs. Planning to cover the wall with OSB and drywall. Besides of course fastening the OSB to the studs. Do I also need to fasten them to the sill and top plate? That would require a different screw given the metal profiles.

I plan to screw the drywall all around the sheet, but it also attaches to the OSB.

Thanks for all the answers!

 

[Matti_75]

Yes, you should screw the boards there. There are drywall screws kombi that can be screwed into both wood and steel studs.

 

[Calmariten]

Yes, you should screw the boards there. There are gypsum combo screws that can be screwed into both wood and steel studs.

Thanks for the quick response!

 

[tergo]

Wood screws for drywall work well in metal studs too.

 

[MathiasS]

Screw intended for the purpose is the nicest…

 

[tergo]

From experience, I would like to claim that the wood screw fits better in metal studs than the combo screw.

 

[MathiasS]

The variants I have in the picture drill too slowly in metal when they are made for wood, but there might be other brands that are better.