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Thomas Kendrick
 
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Default screws or nails?

Well, screw removal IS preferable to nail removal IF the head is
intact and not countersunk. We refurbed a wood ramp skinned in plywood
that had been screwed down. Due to rust and roundout during
installation, many heads could not be turned or broke off due to rust.
It took a long time to work out each screw individually...could not
just drive the remnant deeper as would be possible with a nail.
Now for drywall, bring out the screwgun and drywall screws to avoid
nail pops later on. Everything else is from a nailgun.

On 14 Jun 2006 04:00:20 -0700, "homeguy" wrote:

Screws are great because they come out easy if you ever need to
dissasemble-nails not so easy.