DrFilmo

Thanks for some great tips on properly wrapping a building. . . but inquiring minds would like to know - where the heck did you get the hi-tech stapler? Maybe it's worth featuring in an article in Fine Homebuilding sometime (sooN0.

Thanks

I have to agree with Paul C with respect to the hammer vs. nail-gun argument. Walking through a subdivision that is under construction, how many times to you hear an intermittent 'thok, thok, thok . . . " compared to the rapid-fire staccato of an air nailer? I'd bet dimes to doughnuts that the air nailer out does the hand nailer (aka: hammer) nine to one. But I'd also lay money on the probability that everyone on the job site that is wearing a carpenter's apron will have a well used hammer dangling from the loop.

The other and possibly biggest factor that will sway the masses to the digital dark side of the force will be price-point. I'm not making any wagers as to the actual dollar figure but I will bet that there will come a point that digital measuring devices will heavily outweigh a old-fashioned tape. I teach photography classes at College and I saw it happen with conventional SLR (single lens reflex) cameras vs. digital SLRs. As soon as the Digital SLR dropped to below $1000, the tides turned on a dime and within two years - I very rarely see a conventional SLR in any of my classes. I hate to say it but it all too often comes down to what something costs that determines it's applicability and acceptance.

Have a great one!

Wild Bill