z wrote:
Does the assembled wisdom think it's enough to just drive in a screw
next to the nail, reset the nail, and compound over, or will that
still pop out again and you need to take the nail out and replace
with a screw?

It does depend on the situation. Sometimes you can just reset the nail,
other times the screw and rest and other times it is remove the nail and
screw. I usually don't try to figure it out. I try one reset to take care
of most of the new home issues, then I take it out and use a screw.

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Joseph Meehan

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