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KWentling · Jul 25, 2020

You have potential hinges at the top of the door openings resisted only by the sheathing and their attachment to the framing.Other structure will add to that, but don't underestimate the forces of wind. You're adding another 20+ feet of "sail" above the openings. Google "portal frame nailing pattern" for examples. I'm sure it is in code requirements too.

fatjay said:
Could you elaborate? I'm not sure i understood what you're saying.

747driver · Jul 25, 2020

Ran across this system on YT. There are a couple of other systems out there also. Interesting and thought someone might be interested in how this works !

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fatjay · Jul 26, 2020

Got all the supports out of the way, swept up, moved all the scaffolding into position to put the floor down. Got the drywall lift in position and 25 sheets of 3/4" T&G plywood in place. It's 52 self tapping screws through wood into metal per sheet, 5.5 sheets per row, 6 rows, so 33 sheets of plywood, or 1716 screws. My ryobi driver is heavy and on the weak side, my makita is on it's last leg. I saw by chance the milwaukee m12 driver on clearance at home depot, had the same battery that my ratchets take, so I figured I'd give it a shot. Holy **** that thing packs a punch. So I bought 3 more for my father and the guy helping me and a chuck version for me. Also picked up a case of loctite PL375 construction adhesive, rated for wood to metal.

Scaffolding is heavy...
https://i.imgur.com/CkXU2KB.mp4

fatjay · Jul 27, 2020

Got a bunch of plywood up and started screwing it in with those self tapping screws. It's fantastic, they go in very nicely. The m12 drivers are fantastic, batteries are a bit short lived though. We get about 125 screws in per battery, 2 drivers, 4 batteries, 2 chargers. The good news is by the time we burn through the batteries, the other batteries recharge. So we're able to immediately swap them.

dragoneggs · Jul 27, 2020

Looking good... stay safe. :thumbsup:

MickeyDBC · Jul 27, 2020

You need an autofeed decking screw gun. They are almost as fast as a nail gun and are an amazing time saver.

fatjay · Jul 27, 2020

MickeyDBC said:
You need an autofeed decking screw gun. They are almost as fast as a nail gun and are an amazing time saver.

Can you feed self tapping screws in them?

MickeyDBC · Jul 27, 2020

Looks like Simpson has a wood to steel setup ( Quik Drive(R) Auto-Feed Screw Driving Systems - YouTube ) . You might also want to call someone like Fasteners Plus and see what they have.

dragoneggs · Jul 28, 2020

MickeyDBC said:
Looks like Simpson has a wood to steel setup ( Quik Drive(R) Auto-Feed Screw Driving Systems - YouTube ) . You might also want to call someone like Fasteners Plus and see what they have.

I like the no knees and no bending over!

fatjay · Jul 28, 2020

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These are the screws I have and honestly the difference in time would probably be minimal. It takes about 3-4 minutes to do a sheet at 52 screws, they go in so fast. The first sheet was the learning process. Now they just fly in, 3-5 seconds a screw. Sure it might be easier on my knee's but not $600 easier.