The Medway Handyman wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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The Medway Handyman wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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George \(dicegeorge\) wrote:
Is there any reason why my old floorboards are nailed, other than
that it's quicker?
If it is an old house, screws were expensive when it was built.
Nails are also less obvious if the boards aren't covered.

As I will want to take my floorboards up in a year or so
I think I should screw the ones I'm repairing and replacing,
but what kind of screw?
I use 2" 10. Get a combination bit which drills pilot, clearance and
countersink all in one go.
Or use Turbogolds & a drill driver, no pilot, self countersinking.
Not so good if you want to lift them again.

? They come out fine IME?


Yes - they come out fine, it's when you drive them in again. Unless the
first driving was a bit on the underdone side, the second tends to go in
too far, and to rip up any thread it cut the first time. Most especially
bad when you do that repeatedly.

However, they are so wonderfully easy to use in so many ways, I *do* use
them quite a bit. If it is something I expect to have to undo/redo, I
will probably use a more conventional screw. If it comes back to bite me
(i.e. was unexpected), I might replace the turbogold by a similar, maybe
slightly larger, conventional screw.

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