Nails

jemball

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?

weekendwarrior

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!

jemball

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.

weekendwarrior

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%3D

BobProperty

You may be able to hire a "Passy". What is it for, please, I'm curious about what this is?

jemball

It's a timber frame utility room with play walls (+render cladding) & a ply flat roof.

What is a Passy?

BobProperty

jemball wrote:

It's a timber frame utility room with play walls (+render cladding) & a ply flat roof.

What is a Passy?

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: