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Default Deck screw driver- what do you use?

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On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 21:09:34 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour
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A screw will hold in new lumber far better than a nail will. I don't
have a major problem with nailing drywall on old, seasoned framing,
but new framing shrinks and the nails pop. If you had ever used a
auto screwgun for fastening drywall, instead of throwing out the baby
with the bath water, you would have found that the screw gun is faster
and you get perfectly set fasteners whether you're paying attention or
not.


Lets see any of your screws out hold my ribbed 8 inch pole barn nails.
and nails dont crack in half. Like when I made a small section of
shed roof 2x4 framing using black drywall screws. When I lifted the
section in place it all fell apart because the damn screws broke. I
had to start over, and used 30D ribbed pole barn nails. No problems
after that.


Wrong screws for the job. Drywall screws are good for holding drywall,
and that is about it. They are BRITTLE. For framing a shed roof, decking
screws were called for, and would have worked fine.

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