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1) The mudded screw holes in your garage ceiling drywall are actually lined up with a joist. Those screws may just be for show

(I was putting in a storage rack over the garage door and screwed the 2x4 along the line of screw holes in the ceiling drywall. When I went to test the holding strength the whole thing just popped out. Apparently the drywallers were off by about 5")

2) The lock switch on the garage door opener actually locks the garage door from opening. Otherwise, when you are standing on a ladder screwing in the 2x4 to the correct location you may suddenly find the garage door racing towards your neck in an effort to decapitate you when your wife arrives home early
 
oldsmoboat said:
As you were driving them, you couldn't tell that the screws had no purchase?
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I bought some new screws (apparently they ahve a coating of some kind on them) that some woodworkers on DIYchatroom recommended and they drove so easily through the wood I never noticed the difference.
 
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Exterous said:
1) The mudded screw holes in your garage ceiling drywall are actually lined up with a joist. Those screws may just be for show

(I was putting in a storage rack over the garage door and screwed the 2x4 along the line of screw holes in the ceiling drywall. When I went to test the holding strength the whole thing just popped out. Apparently the drywallers were off by about 5")

2) The lock switch on the garage door opener actually locks the garage door from opening. Otherwise, when you are standing on a ladder screwing in the 2x4 to the correct location you may suddenly find the garage door racing towards your neck in an effort to decapitate you when your wife arrives home early
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tag: schneiderguybuiltmyhouse

hahahaha
 
I had the same issue in my garage. The drywall screws werent all on studs. I found that out pretty quick while trying to hang some peg board. but i used a stud finder and it went pretty well after that. That and i used the "drywall" screws (the ones with the cap thingy your push into the hole then screw into)

shortylickens said:
http://www.amazon.com/Zircon-StudSen.../dp/B002R5AVVY
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Thats actually the stud finder i got from lowes. Works good enough for me. Sometimes it trips out and gives an error but a quick reset fixes it for me.
 
I did something similar with some cabinets in the garage 😉

One day I came home, opened the garage door, and they were laying on the ground with a can of paint splattered all over the floor.
 
Odd, I let out a ululation when the screws don't bite. I can't imagine how drywallers could possibly put in more than 1 screw in a row without biting into a 2x4, let alone how you can hang a shelf or cabinet without noticing.

And, when I'm doing work, I keep a personal notebook of where every single joist, stud, etc. is inside the wall (before I put up drywall.) That way, I can always locate the exact center of a stud & be 100% certain.
 
Exterous said:
2) The lock switch on the garage door opener actually locks the garage door from opening. Otherwise, when you are standing on a ladder screwing in the 2x4 to the correct location you may suddenly find the garage door racing towards your neck in an effort to decapitate you when your wife arrives home early
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Almost spit out my coffee
 
If he didn't have pilot holes in the new 2x4, it would be difficult to tell if it is biting into the second 2x4. Not impossible, but more difficult.

Drywall installers are all about speed, not quality. They figure that as long as half the screws are in, it is good enough for a few years.
 
I don't use a studfinder because its always going off around me (rimshot).

I just tap on the wall/ceiling/etc and when you hit a stud, you know it.
 
Fritzo said:
I did something similar with some cabinets in the garage 😉

One day I came home, opened the garage door, and they were laying on the ground with a can of paint splattered all over the floor.
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😱

Sluggo said:
Exactly how many lubed screws did you buy? :sneaky:
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Heh - I specifcally linked to them instead of putting the actual description in the thread for that reason. I bought several hundred. Everything screws more easily lubbed 🙂
EMPshockwave82 said:
Almost spit out my coffee
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It was a tad suprising
 
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