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Best plasterboard screws: the top pick in this set

Updated: 22 October 2026

You want a named box for a stud wall, not a national league table. Best on this page means the editorial sort of nine amazon.co.uk listings: which card agrees with itself, which length matches a UK plasterboard job, and who should leave a row alone. The prices and the star lines are the listings in the [drywall screws comparison](/hub/screws-and-accessories/drywall-screws), held for this set, not a live checkout. There is no lab pull-out test and no claim about the whole UK market. The decision order, if you have not chosen a thread yet, is the [plasterboard screw buying guide](/hub/screws-and-accessories/drywall-screws/sub/drywall-screws-buying-guide).

You want a named box for a stud wall, not a national league table.

Our top picks

Forgefix ForgeFix coarse 3.5 x 38 mm

Best overall

Forgefix ForgeFix coarse 3.5 x 38 mm
9.4/10about £2.57
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SEQUAL SEQUAL fine 3.5 x 38 mm

Alternative

SEQUAL SEQUAL fine 3.5 x 38 mm
7.8/10about £9.99
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Forgefix Forgefix 4.2 x 100 mm

Best value

Forgefix Forgefix 4.2 x 100 mm
8.6/10about £3.59
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On this page
  1. 1.What this ranking is
  2. 2.Top pick for 12.5 mm board on timber
  3. 3.Best value when the board is thick
  4. 4.Fine thread and cards that disagree

What this ranking is

Each score is a sort key from 0 to 100: job match, amazon.co.uk stars, review-sample size, whether the title and the spec block describe one product, and what the price buys. A star average is not a measured grip. ForgeFix coarse 3.5 x 38 mm, B0073CEHJS, scores 90 at £2.57. Forgefix 4.2 x 100 mm, B0073CR3EO, scores 82 at £3.59 and is the best value when the lining is thick. SEQUAL’s fine 38 mm box scores 74 at £9.99. Then the Forgefix 75 mm card scores 71, TIMCO 50 mm 68, meite 64, Jiahezhi 58, Heifix 54 and Wavanta 49.

Top pick for 12.5 mm board on timber

The top pick is the ForgeFix coarse box, 3.5 x 38 mm, black phosphate, bugle, Phillips, 200 screws, at £2.57. The listing line is 4.6 from 2,288 reviews, the largest sample here. For a single 12.5 mm sheet on timber, 38 mm keeps about 25 mm of purchase in the wood. The title does not include a bit. ForgeFix’s page for 200DWS38BP puts the Phillips bit in the 500 and 1,000 boxes, not the 200. Thread choice is on coarse versus fine plasterboard screws.
Forgefix ForgeFix coarse 3.5 x 38 mm

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Forgefix ForgeFix coarse 3.5 x 38 mm
9.4/10about £2.57
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Best value when the board is thick

The best value is Forgefix 4.2 x 100 mm, 100 screws, black phosphate, at £3.59, listing line 4.5 from 898. Use it for a thick or double lining on timber, not a single 12.5 mm board. The coverage field says partially threaded. The review text matches the 75 mm ASIN B0073CJ6D0, and one review says about 5% were not straight on 60 mm insulated board. Those sentences are not proof this 100 mm box was reviewed. The 75 mm title is also contradicted by a 100 mm bullet. Measure a screw. The sums are on the plasterboard screw length page.

Fine thread and cards that disagree

SEQUAL, B07YBCNM4P, is the fine-thread box: M3.5 x 38 mm, titled as 200, at £9.99, 4.6 from 1,159. The point field says self-drill. The title also says wood, the fastener type says wood screws, and the pieces field says 1. UK reviews disagree about a bit, and one buyer who searched for Pozi found Phillips. TIMCO 00050DRYS, B0058CVXMO, is 3.5 x 50 mm, grey in the title, 200 at £6.01, 4.5 from 899. TIMCO’s page describes a fine thread for track up to 0.6 mm. The Amazon card does not say fine, and the head, colour and coverage fields disagree.

Common questions

Which box is the top pick for a timber stud wall?
ForgeFix coarse 3.5 x 38 mm, box of 200, at £2.57, listing line 4.6 from 2,288. It is the top pick for a single 12.5 mm board on timber, if you already have a PH2 bit and you accept that a few UK reviews report snapped heads. It is a 200-piece box, so a whole room needs more. The bullets also mention steel studding, which does not turn a coarse screw into a fine-thread metal screw.
Which box is best value, and for which job?
Forgefix 4.2 x 100 mm, box of 100, at £3.59. It is the best value when the lining is thick or doubled on timber and you want a coarse screw without stepping up to a much dearer box. It is the wrong length for a single 12.5 mm sheet. The coverage field says partially threaded, and the review text is shared with the 75 mm ASIN, so measure what arrives.
Does the ForgeFix 200 box include a PH2 bit?
The amazon.co.uk title does not mention a bit, and one UK review expected a PH2 bit that was not in the box. ForgeFix’s own page for 200DWS38BP says the Phillips bit is included with the boxes of 500 and 1,000, not with the 200. Take a PH2 bit with you. A Pozi bit will cam out in a Phillips recess.
Is the grey TIMCO 50 mm a timber screw?
Not on the evidence of this Amazon card alone. TIMCO’s page for part 00050DRYS describes a fine thread for track up to 0.6 mm. The Amazon listing, B0058CVXMO, does not say fine in the title, and its head, colour and thread-coverage fields disagree. UK reviews talk about drywall and wood, and one review title is for a 25 mm black screw. Check the screws in the box before you treat them as either a timber screw or a metal-track screw.
Why are the 75 mm and 100 mm Forgefix reviews the same text?
The review body on B0073CR3EO matches B0073CJ6D0, and both show 4.5 from 898. The 75 mm title is also contradicted by a bullet that says 100 mm, and the rank line matches the 100 mm ASIN. Do not use those sentences as proof of either length. At £3.59 for each, the longer title is the one scored as best value, and only after you measure a screw.
Can I trust the Heifix 42 mm title?
Not by itself. The title says 200 screws at 3.5 x 42 mm with a free PH2 bit. The unit count says 500. Several UK reviews describe 500 black screws at 3.5 x 50 mm, and one says the coating comes off and leaves splinters. The bullets also say a fine thread for timber studs. Stars are 4.6 from 33, which does not repair those conflicts.

Related pages

How to screw plasterboard

Drywall screws

Plasterboard screw buying guide: stud first, then box

Coarse vs fine plasterboard screws: timber or metal

Plasterboard screw length: add the board, then size

Sources

Public UK sources from the research digest, used for this page in October 2026. Prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk listing lines captured on 19 October 2026. The high-street price band that day is a rule of thumb and is not one of these rows. There is no laboratory pull-out test.

  1. British Gypsum 45 mm drywall screw data sheet (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  2. British Gypsum, screw lengths for metal and timber (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  3. British Gypsum, screw fixing centres (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  4. Knauf UK plasterboard screws (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  5. Speedline fixings sheet, August 2022 (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  6. Homebuilding, screwing into plasterboard (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  7. Wickes plasterboard screws (retrieved 19 October 2026)