This weekend I put up OSB boards and drywall in our extension. I screwed the OSB boards into the studs and attached the drywall to the OSB boards. When I finished, I discovered that the drywall screws were a bit too long (they went through the OSB board about 2-3mm) and that they risk puncturing the vapor barrier. Is it necessary to take down all the boards again and tape all the small holes or does it not matter if there are a few small holes?
Either leave it as it is or take everything apart and put new plastic on. Trying to fix a "small" problem with a barely functioning solution feels just so-so. Personally, I would probably leave it, right or not. If it’s only 2-3mm going through, it also feels like you haven't gone through the plastic with every screw unless the plastic has been incredibly tight.
Feels easier to take down the records now than to possibly risk problems later.
Why is the plasterboard only screwed into the OSB and not into the studs?
How is it studded? If an OSB board fits the studs, then a plasterboard fits too, and of course with staggered joints.
How is it studded? If an OSB board fits the studs, then a plasterboard fits too, and of course with staggered joints.
Why is the gypsum only screwed into the OSB and not into the studs?
How are the studs positioned? If an OSB board fits on the studs, then a gypsum board should fit too, and of course with staggered joints.
Most of the extension will be a bathroom, and I don't have a vapor barrier in the wall there. I have 120 OSB boards and 90 gypsum boards because they are more manageable, studded at 60 cm on center (planning to have a vinyl floor in the bathroom). The remaining part will be a utility entrance with an exterior door, a window, and a patio door. I ended up installing a full 90 gypsum board there and, in the process, screwed according to the markings on the gypsum board and maybe did 1 1/2 boards before realizing the screw issue. I talked to a carpenter, and he says that because it's only a couple of square meters that are plasticized and the screws are in the hole they make (sealing their own hole), this shouldn't be something that keeps you awake at night.
How are the studs positioned? If an OSB board fits on the studs, then a gypsum board should fit too, and of course with staggered joints.
Most of the extension will be a bathroom, and I don't have a vapor barrier in the wall there. I have 120 OSB boards and 90 gypsum boards because they are more manageable, studded at 60 cm on center (planning to have a vinyl floor in the bathroom). The remaining part will be a utility entrance with an exterior door, a window, and a patio door. I ended up installing a full 90 gypsum board there and, in the process, screwed according to the markings on the gypsum board and maybe did 1 1/2 boards before realizing the screw issue. I talked to a carpenter, and he says that because it's only a couple of square meters that are plasticized and the screws are in the hole they make (sealing their own hole), this shouldn't be something that keeps you awake at night.