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Is there a case where nails are better than screws, from an engineering/structural standpoint?
Is there a case where nails are better than screws, from a structural standpoint?
For instance: Say you used screws instead of nails on a backyard deck, when the design specifically called for nails. ...
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How much weight should a deck of a given area support?
How much weight should a deck of a given area support, either according to building codes or convention?
In my local (Massachusetts) building code, I found the answer for floors (40 lbs/ft2 live ...
