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Cedar fence question
Posted on 5/27/20 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 5/27/20 at 1:08 pm
Screw or nail boards?
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Posted on 5/27/20 at 1:36 pm to doublecutter
No expert here but the best fence work I’ve seen had both.
There are pros and cons to each in my opinion.
Screws take longer when installing and are more expensive but I would think they’d certainly secure the boards better than the standard nailing process.
Nails are quicker when using nail guns (time is money in construction) and are the cheaper option. Boards will loosen up over time though which is something we all have experienced.
There are pros and cons to each in my opinion.
Screws take longer when installing and are more expensive but I would think they’d certainly secure the boards better than the standard nailing process.
Nails are quicker when using nail guns (time is money in construction) and are the cheaper option. Boards will loosen up over time though which is something we all have experienced.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 1:42 pm to Tiny Rick
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Nails are quicker when using nail guns (time is money in construction) and are the cheaper option. Boards will loosen up over time though which is something we all have experienced.
the boards don't loosen up over time b/c of the nails, it's b/c they simply start to rot, and they would become loose with screws too. the boards are pretreated and likely wet, and eventually will dry out after installing, and when they do, they will pretty much wrap around the nail, securing the board. The nails that are being used don't even have a head, and that is why.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 1:44 pm to doublecutter
Nails with nail gun.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 4:46 pm to doublecutter
My frame is screwed and the boards are nailed. haven't had one come loose yet.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 5:21 pm to doublecutter
I used a nail gun about 5 years ago no loose boards yet.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 6:08 pm to doublecutter
What I did was put all of the pickets up with a nail gun putting 3 nails in each board at the top, middle and bottom then came back and put 3 screws in each picket where there weren't nails. It saves time to put all of the pickets up with the nailgun then come back and add the screws. Use the ring shank nails.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 8:17 pm to doublecutter
I used screws when I built mine.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 9:15 pm to doublecutter
There is a fence specific nail for a nail gun. Coil nail with a thin shank that won’t split board and has a ring shank with a wide head. I wouldn’t use anything else.
Posted on 5/27/20 at 10:04 pm to LSUDUKE
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What I did was put all of the pickets up with a nail gun putting 3 nails in each board at the top, middle and bottom then came back and put 3 screws in each picket where there weren't nails. It saves time to put all of the pickets up with the nailgun then come back and add the screws. Use the ring shank nails.
This is similar to what I did. Put up the pickets with a framing gun and waited for the boards to shrink/warp. Went back a few months later with screws.
Buy the thicker pickets. They are worth the extra
Posted on 5/28/20 at 12:03 am to doublecutter
I used 1 nail to secure each plank on each of the 3 runners. Then 6 screws in each plank (3 on each runner)
So every one of my cedar planks has 3 nails and 6 screws in it.
So every one of my cedar planks has 3 nails and 6 screws in it.
Posted on 5/28/20 at 4:30 am to TeddyPadillac
Cedar boards are not pre-treated. They are simply cut, dried and sold. No treatment is necessary for cedar since they are less prone to rot and insect damage.
This post was edited on 5/28/20 at 4:32 am
Posted on 5/28/20 at 6:19 am to doublecutter
I would use screws. Recently we had to have a tree cut down and needed to dismantle a portion of the fence to have the huge stump ground. With screws you can dismantle sections without tearing anything up.
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