Screw Gun for Drywall

[wareagle]

Hey group,

I'm in the process of repairing/remodeling my basement. I plan to hang the drywall myself and have a team to mud and tape it.

Do I need to buy a drywall screwgun for this or can I use a corded drill with a special bit?

Thanks!

[p8ntblr]

I believe you can use a bit like this

I got a senco duraspin and love it. If you have alot to put up and especially if you have to do it yourself you may want to consider one. I was really glad I had one when putting up the ceiling. You can usually find them on ebay or maybe even CL.

[TheRic]

I have hung drywall with just drywall bits and a cordless screw gun, it gets the job done. I helped my brother put up some drywall, he borrowed a drywall screwgun from a friend. NICE!! Like p8ntblr said, if you got a lot to do it might be worth it.

[tedkitch]

I purchased one at Harbor Freight for a drywall project at work and it worked out great and was only $29.99. The screws aren't that expensive either. The item number is 95415 if you want to check it out.

[scorrpio]

I did some minor drywalling recently, and I used the Dewalt bit linked above. I works well, but you need to practice some to get a feel for it. You you do it just right, it will make a nice little dimple and seat the screw flush. Too much, and you break the paper. Too little, and you have no dimple.

The biggest bonus, of course, is that magazine-fed screwgun is a one- hand thing, letting you use other hand to hold drywall in place. With drill land special bit, you need to juggle the tool, screw, and the drywall - basically means you need to devise a way to hold a panel without hands.

For a lot of drywalling, it really makes sense to rent a panel lift - the tilting kind, which can hold a panel to either ceiling or wall.

[jp_spins]

When I did my house I used the cordless Ryobi Impact gun, that worked out great because it's so small and light.

[mrnewman3]

When I finished my basement I tried one of those bits in my cordless DeWalt, but I could never get a good dimple. I ended up buying a DeWalt DW272 drywall screw driver. I had really good luck with it and it takes a beating. I would say if you didn't have a lot to put up that it wouldn't really matter, but if you have a lot (my basement took about 100 sheets) then I would definitely get something made for the job...