The general answer you should use at least one drywall screw every 10 12 inches.
How many screws to use in a sheet of drywall.
The short answer it depends on your municipality.
If it s going on a ceiling it ll take about 36 screws.
While many construction screws have begun to adopt torx square or heads other than phillips most drywall screw still use the phillips head.
Figure on using about 32 drywall screws per sheet of 4 foot by 8 foot drywall installed horizontally on a wall.
Insert screws with a screw gun or a 3 8 inch drill.
28 screws are needed for attaching a 4 by 8 sheet of drywall.
When screwing drywall sheets 4 by 8 to the studs vertically use four screws and start at the top.
Give each of the screws about 16 inches apart from one another.
If you use drywall adhesive you may reduce the number of screws to one every 16 inches.
If it s 4 by 12 it ll take about 36 screws.
This means that for a 4 x 12 sheet of drywall you will probably use around 50 screws on the entire sheet.
Drill driver bit to use.
Space drywall screws approximately 12 inches apart when installing drywall on standard wood studs and metal studs on walls and ceilings.
Black drywall screws have a phosphate coating to resist corrosion.
This total is comprised of four screws on the five middle studs and six screws on each of the two sides.