I know that my question has probably been addressed already on the forum but I can't find it.
I found on one forum that you were to use a 2 1/2 screw on 3/4 plywood but my DH thinks that may be overkill.
He seems to think that not more than a 2'' screw if even that much.
Thanks in advance for the help!
Whats wrong with overkill???? ;D
If you are using 3/4" subfloor 2" screws should be fine. Remember to glue it before you screw it. ;D
I think this is the thread you were looking for.
http://www.countryplans.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1128040505/0
QuoteWhats wrong with overkill???? ;D
Absolutely nothing! Overkill is a good thing....IMO ;D
Might be a couple of things wrong with overkill in this case.
Takes more time, sometimes rather a lot more time to screw in extra-long screws. Might be the end of my help on the project if I ended up with numb and/or vibrating hands because of the extra time. I already have carpal tunnel syndrome, thank you, don't need it to be worse.
Takes more money.
I think screwing is for people with way too much energy. If I wasn't planning on removing it I would just shoot it down with a nail gun and galvanized ring shank nails- glue if desired - screws shear easier than nails with expansion and contraction. Maybe I'm wrong but the ringshanks won't come out and I'm lazy. :-/
Might be easier even if you don't have a nail gun. If you're good at nailing. I could nail a subfloor (with cement coated sinkers--I've gotten the impression that they are easier than galvanized) in a 3-step process--grab-nail-and-set, WHOMP WHOMP--guys I was working with were grab-and-set, WHOMP, grab-and-set, WHOMP. But among other things I think their starting the nail was a bit more active than mine. I hated to mash my fingers.
For nailing down floor years ago with my uncle, we used screw nails also which have resistance to working loose similar to ringshanks - we are talking about 10 times more holding power according to Ken Kern, if I remember right.
I worked with a guy at the diesel shop who liked to hammer like you mentioned, Amanda. A friend of mine observed that all his fingers looked like spatulas. When he was on the forklift everybody moved out of the way -- he drove like he hammered.
But forklifts only have one speed, don't they?? flat out?
What I always thought. And did. Sometimes I could even do it smoothly.