"SteveBell" wrote in message
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RedDwarf wrote in
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hi folks, in a follow up to my shed building woes...
i'm building a 10x15 shed outside. 2x4 walls, 16in on center...
ready to start sheathing (osb, was planning on doing 1/2in) do i nail
or screw sheathing in? I have a nail gun, but part of me thinks it
should be screwed in... what kind of screws if so?

I've put up tons (literally) of OSB sheathing on /Habitat for Humanity/
builds, and we use 8d nails.

8d nails, what size is that, every time an American uses this term I have to
hunt up a conversion chart. Why use this outdated arbitrary system? Here in
Canada the nail companies, including companies that sell on both sides of
the border, sell nails by type and length in inches with metric size as
well.

I can buy 1 1/2", 2", 2 1/2" 3", 3 1/2, etc. etc, in common (plain shank,
not used much anymore) ring (grooves around the shank) ardox (spiral
grooves, which are common for construction) along with the other types
without having to convert.