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  • cabinetman
    Gone but not Forgotten RIP
    • Jun 2006
    • 15216
    • So. Florida
    • Delta
    #1

    Shed Construction

    Got a friend who is planning to build a shed from scratch and is using the 16" OC 2 x 4 type construction. Any comments on using screws 3" exterior coarse thread instead of 16d nails. This includes screws instead of nails for rafters.



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    • newbie2wood
      Established Member
      • Apr 2004
      • 453
      • NJ, USA.
      #2
      May be overkill for a shed but will definitely work very nicely. Make sure screws are galvanized.
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      Last edited by newbie2wood; 09-15-2011, 04:39 AM.

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        • Pappy
          The Full Monte
          • Dec 2002
          • 10481
          • San Marcos, TX, USA.
          • BT3000 (x2)
          #3
          It would work but unless you are in an area subject to hurricanes or high winds, it seems like a lot of overkill.
          Don, aka Pappy,

          Wise men talk because they have something to say,
          Fools because they have to say something.
          Plato

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            • Hellrazor
              Veteran Member
              • Dec 2003
              • 2091
              • Abyss, PA
              • Ridgid R4512
              #4
              Nails... screws are not code compliant.

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                • wardprobst
                  Senior Member
                  • Jan 2006
                  • 681
                  • Wichita Falls, TX, USA.
                  • Craftsman 22811
                  #5
                  The problem with screws in this application, besides cost, is shear strength. Nails have much higher shear strength that screws in these types of applications.
                  HTH,
                  DP
                  www.wardprobst.com

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                    • Doug Jones
                      Established Member
                      • Oct 2004
                      • 332
                      • Indiana
                      • Delta 36-444
                      #6
                      Easier to take down, should he ever move.

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