Re: Screwing Versus Nailing Studs

On Feb 5, 9:54 pm, mcp6453 <mcp6...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm watching Holmes. In many cases, his crew is screwing studs where other shows
I watch use nails. Is that a Canadian thing, personal preference, better, worse,
or what? They're building a wall, and they're screwing the studs into the header
and the plate (or whatever they're called.)

It's a lot easier to drive a screw than swing a hammer when you're
building a wall IN PLACE.

When you're framing up a house, you use nails because it's a lot
quicker and the framing is open and accessible. Walls are built on the
deck.
.

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