If it's old, dry, or brittle I drill a pilot hole. Nothing worse than running a screw down only to hear the wood cracking as you do so. With the quick swap drill attachments it's easy and quick to do.
Dan Sent from my iPad > On Apr 29, 2014, at 12:50 PM, G Mann <g2ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The shear load rating for a #8 nail is 300 lbs. Old dry timbers are very > prone to cracking and spliting. I would not use screws for that reason but > instead, use nails with a good pattern to avoid splitting the grain of the > old stud. Also I would use the best glue and clamps to achieve as perfect > bond as possible. > > Just FWIW. > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 9:24 AM, Rich Thomas < > richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > >> Funny you mention that. The builders place I go to for my stuff told me >> that the "special" screws were no better than the regular galvanized/coated >> deck screws with the new formulation of the treating treatment stuff. They >> don't even carry the "special" screws. Stainless steel if you must then, >> and be prepared to pay big dinero for them. >> >> --R >> >> >>> On 4/29/14 11:52 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: >>> >>> And then you need to buy the right ones if you are using treated lumber >>> so that the chemical does not eat the screw. >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 29/04/2014 8:21 AM, Rich Thomas wrote: >>>> >>>> Deck screws if you must >>>> >>>> --R >>>> >>>>> On 4/28/14 7:29 PM, Larry Turner wrote: >>>>> >>>>> My apologies -- I meant to say "Dry Wall Screws" - Duh.. Sorry >>>>> >>>>> Larry >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 4/28/2014 4:09 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> What is a dry wall stud? >>>>>> >>>>>> Are we talking about something different than a basic 2X4? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 28/04/2014 2:42 PM, Larry Turner wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> BTW, don't make the mistake of using dry wall studs. You probably >>>>>>> know all of this but they are much too brittle. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Good Luck - >>>>>>> >>>>>>> LarryT >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >>> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has >>> no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner >> has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
