12-22-2009, 12:44 PM
sgtcarl1 Wrote:(sighs) Yeah, I guess it wold be a bit far to drive!! But, don't be surprized that everything is square and level!! It looks to me like you know what you're doing!! And, I'm glad you aren't using nails! It takes 10 nails to equal the holdiing power of one screw!!!
I have made the debate of screw vs nail many times and seen that there is pros to both. I have some experience in demolition of wood structures and here is the thing I noticed. Nails tend to bend instead of breaking. Try knocking out an existing stud and look at the results. Screws are so hard that they will break off rather than bend. The screws just don't have the shear strength that nails do. However after doing some internet research I have found people that like both methods. In my DIY and construction I tend to use a combination of the two.