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Nails
jemball
Posts: 88 Forumite
What type/gauge/length of nails should I use to fix:
a. 1/2 inch ply to a timber frame?
b. 3/4 inch ply to a timber frame?
a. 1/2 inch ply to a timber frame?
b. 3/4 inch ply to a timber frame?
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What is it going to be used for and how deep is the wood on the frame?
Can't you use screws?, they hold much better!0 -
The frame is 4" X 2" and there is app 250 sq ft of ply to fix O/A, which is why I chose nails.0
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I'd use 2 inch nails on the 1/2 inch and 2 1/2 or 3 inch on the 3/4 inch ply.
You could make it much easier with one of these-
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp;jsessionid=ZLK0AG00NCRUCCSTHZPCFFQ?id=50439&ts=53811
and some of these-
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp;jsessionid=ZLK0AG00NCRUCCSTHZPCFFQ?id=32740&slotName=null&homeRef=&cm_re=CROSS_SELL-_-SLOT1-_-32740&catId=PRODUCT_DETAILS&ts=53896&destination=/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp%3Fid%3D32740%26slotName%3Dnull%26homeRef%3D0 -
You may be able to hire a "Passy". What is it for, please, I'm curious about what this is?
A house isn't a home without a cat.
Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.
I have writer's block - I can't begin to tell you about it.
You told me again you preferred handsome men but for me you would make an exception.
It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.0 -
It's a timber frame utility room with play walls (+render cladding) & a ply flat roof.
What is a Passy?0 -
The tool in WeekendWarrior's first link :- a Paslode nail gun. You may have seen them on TV makeover programs, Handy Andy and Tommy Walsh tend to use them for large frames and decking. Also seen in an episode of CSI Miami :eek:jemball wrote:It's a timber frame utility room with play walls (+render cladding) & a ply flat roof.
What is a Passy?A house isn't a home without a cat.
Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.
I have writer's block - I can't begin to tell you about it.
You told me again you preferred handsome men but for me you would make an exception.
It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.0
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