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   John_Lazaro | Dec 16, 2001 04:41am | #1

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   So if your wife accuses you of screwing everything in sight, she's right?
   Sorry couldn't resist. In some places it's just better to screw. No pun intended. Screwing down a subfloor is better than nailing IMHO. But a ringshank does do a prety good job.
   In a lot of instances you can get a lot more holding power with a screw.
   John

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   kcoyner_ | Dec 16, 2001 05:16am | #2

   *When it comes to driving fastners, my hammer is way down the list just above my linemans pliers. No seriously though, I use a screew gun and nail guns to drive probably 95% of all fastners on my jobs. The screew gun is closing in on the framing nailer pretty fast.

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   r__ignacki | Dec 17, 2001 01:12am | #3

   *Been using screws to hang exterior doors, tuck screw behind weatherstripping.

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   xJohn_Sprung | Dec 18, 2001 03:18am | #4

   *Screws resist pulling out far better than nails, and unless they're those crappy brittle dry wall screws, they're comparable for shear. So, all in all, they're a better fastener. Unfortunately, the codes say nails, so we gotta use them.-- J.S.

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   Kerr | Dec 18, 2001 08:48pm | #5

   *I've been using a hammer to drive my screws.

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   piffin_ | Dec 20, 2001 04:00am | #6

   *For remodeling it is important to screw since you don't need to worry about shaking the rest of the house apart.

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   Luka_ | Dec 20, 2001 05:20am | #7

   *You can screw without shaking the house apart ???Man, must be real exciting around your house.b : )

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   kip_harris | Jan 02, 2002 06:16am | #8

   *cheers on that piffin

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   ANDY_C._CLIFFORD | Jan 02, 2002 06:16am | #9

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   Was just answering a question about how to shim doors and it got me to thinking.....I said I use finish screws under the shims...Made me think.....I think I use my screw gun as much as I do my hammer. Just seems more exact and permanent. I even use a screwgun to nail my subflooring down. Wonder all in all if I use my screw gun more then my hammer.I know if I was just a framer it wouldn't be the case but all in all....geezzzz, never really thought about it till now