Nails popping out of drywall?

Can anyone tell me how to fix (not patch) where nails are popping out of the drywall in some of the rooms in my house? Instructions along with a list of supplies would be helpful.Nails popping out of drywall?
I had the same issue. Once a nail starts to pop out, it will continue to po pout on a regular basis regardless of how many times you bang it in The best solution is to pull them out all the way and replace with a drywall screw.





You will need a decent screw gun/drill. drywall screws, sheet rock mud (THe small container with the green cover) a putty knife, a sanding sponge and some touch up paint.





Any good paint store can match a color with a good size chip. Get a quart. You will want to have it for future touch ups,





Do as many as yu can the first time around, and then as you notice them, continue. It is an easy fix





I would do as many as possible at the first goNails popping out of drywall?
With a sharp razor (which type is a personal preference - some like straight razor blades, some like safety knives) you need to cut the area from around the nail head. Larger than the nail head.





Remove the nail. This can be done with needle-nose pliers, a claw hammer, whatever. Pliers will cause less damage to the surrounding drywall, but if they used the proper 3'; nails and / or twist nails it will be hard. You may need to use the claw of the hammer, but this isn't the end of the world since you will be patching the area anyway.





Replace the nail with a drywall screw. These are widely available at any home improvement store.





Using a medium or heavy weight JOINT COMPOUND (very important - not spackle), Fill the area. Sand. Fill. Sand. Fill. Sand. Joint compound will shrink and have air bubbles. Depending on how much drywall is dug out in steps one and two depends on how many times you will need to fill and sand. When it is smooth it is done.





Repaint.
The reason for this is because the drywall installer didn't push the drywall tight against the studs when hanging it. This is called ';soft-nailing'; and ';nail-pops';. It is an often mistake made by unskilled drywallers. If you are experienced you can nail it and it will stay like that for 30 years. However, if your drywall was installed incorrectly, more than likely your framing was bad too.





~Pull the nail and replace it with a 1-1/4'; Drywall wood screw. The screw should be 1/8'; below the surface of the drywall paper.





~When you pull the nail it will leave a little nub sticking out past the wall surface. Slightly dimple the drywall surface with a hammer.





~Apply All-Purpose taping mud over the new screw and the dimple. Using a taping knife, dab the mud on the screw and then wipe the excess tight by using the blade of the knife. You may need to repeat this step as taping mud will shrink if it dries to fast.





~When the mud dries, scrape any excess with your taping knife. Then you can sand the area with 120 grit sand paper. But better yet, use a damp sponge to clean up the mud instead of sanding.





~ If the walls are textured you can buy texture in a can at any Home Depot. If you wanted to save a few bucks, simply take the left over drywall mud, mix it up into a slurry type mix. Then dip a Whisk broom into the wet mud. With your hand, take the mud covered broom and narrow end of the broom towards the wall and rub it against the bristles. This will give a textured effect.





Let dry and clean up with damp sponge. Paint to match.





Total cost of materials: Less than $20 (even if you have 100 nail pops)





All Pupose Mud


Drywall Screws


Paint


Texture or broom





Tools needed:





Cordless screw gun


5'; taping knife


Mud pan


hammer


paint roller and pan
Drive in a drywall screw about 2 inches above of below the nail, turning the screw to just barely below the surface of the drywall. It should be just below the surface so you don't hit it with a putty knife, but not so far below the surface that it tears through the surface paper of the drywall. Then pull out the nail, if possible. If you can't pull it out, then just use a nail set and pound it in to at least 1/4 of an inch below the surface. Then put drywall compound in/over the holes, alow if to dry and sand it smooth with the rest of the drywall (repeat fill-dry-sand process if needed). Then put one or 2 coats of primer over the new compound. Then you can use your existing wall color to paint over the area you just primed.
Pull the nails and replace with drywall screws then patch the holes (let pached areas dry for 10 hours or more before sanding and painting) and repaint this should solve the problem for a long time.


1 3/4'; drywall screws


drywall mud


sanding block


paint to match wall


small paint roller
Nails popping out of drywall is a perfect reason to use screws. I would pull any nails that are exposed and replace them with drywall screws. The only way to prevent all of the nails from doing this is to replace them all with screws...pretty much re-doing the room/house.





If you replace them one by one as they pop out, you can patch and paint over them. Kind of a pain in the neck, but that is why we use screws.