"IMM" wrote in message
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| "nightjar .uk.com" nightjar@insert_my_surname_here wrote in message
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| "John Rumm" wrote in message
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| Is the traditional cut clasp nail still best for chipboard flooring
| sheets, or would a ring nail be better?
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| I use Posidrive screws in drilled and countersunk holes. The main
reasons
| for using nails are speed and cost. For the d-i-y-er the savings on
either
| over using screws is not likely to be significant and screws are easier
to
| take up during later d-i-y projects.
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| Nails easily work loose. Screws keep a tight hold. The on-site method is
| to glue and nail chipboard to prevent creaks. Taking it up is diffiicult
| after. Using only screws can keep away the creaks and easy to take up
| after.
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Screws every time, so easy to get the stuff up again if you need to, don't
set the torque too high on your electric screwdriver though and drill pilot
holes (for the teeny bit of extra time it takes it sure makes life easier).

Seri