Screws or nails for corner guards on drywall?

[Marcus J]

don't get upset now. I have dyslexia. just glue it there. (I borrowed one of those special tools from my supplier)

No worries. I'm not upset. I just asked to understand what you meant. Where do you think one can borrow special tools?

 

[byggare henke]

you should ask your building supplier.
yup. the metal sheet reinforces it. less risk of wallpaper/jointing/painting (new word for me) cracking.
have a friend with delightful walls. 120 gypsum, studs on cc 60, and just one layer of gypsum. great to mount the flat screen TV on.

 

[DVD]

I drove a few corners (outer corners) with drywall screws. It works but it's a bit tricky because the head of the screw easily goes through the punched holes. The holes are only slightly smaller than the screw head (on the plates I used). Then my painter cousin tipped me that there are outer corners that you attach with joint compound. He got some and attached them with compound for me. The metal flanges have some kind of paper covering that you wet with a little water so they become adhesive against the drywall. Then you apply joint compound directly and voila, the corners are in place and stick in the compound. It looked incredibly smooth when he did it, but then again, he is a painter by profession...

 

[Marcus J]

Has anyone tried using pappspik instead of screws for outer corners?

 

[zankan]

glue and nails with a cam work. Like the old record nail. But it's best to use the impact tool...

 

[Korp-Johan]

If I'm not entirely mistaken, the special tool you're missing is only meant to drive the punched wedges in the profile into the drywall. Attach the profile on one side with a screw, so it doesn't move, then take a screwdriver and tap the "pins" into the drywall on the other side. Do the same on the other side. Save 1000 kronor!
Good luck! Johan