At Home In The Woods

[EddieWalker]

Guys like jake are the reason I learned to despise many in the building trade.

Fortunately, it doesn't take very many posts for some people to make it pretty clear that they are just here to stir the pot. I'm still unsure if he's even in the trades. Sometimes he mentions something relevant, but then other times he's so far off base that I wonder if he's ever actually built anything.

Eddie

 

[jayste]

Fortunately, it doesn't take very many posts for some people to make it pretty clear that they are just here to stir the pot. I'm still unsure if he's even in the trades. Sometimes he mentions something relevant, but then other times he's so far off base that I wonder if he's ever actually built anything.

Eddie

I second that.

When we were in the garage door business we had a similar problem. People who are in the Trades and Service all know there are those who make a bad name for all. The general public starts stereotyping and lumping everyone in the same category.

 

[mikefromnh]

1/2 inch ply fireanything?? come on.

Jake I think he was referring to 'draft stopping', more than 'fire blocking'.

Draft stopping (smoke blocking) is required to be located in areas where a transition from horizontal to vertical or vertical to horizontal occurs. It is also required in spaces over a prescribed volume or square footage to limit how much air is available to feed a fire. The intent is to starve the fire of oxygen before it can grow to a point that it can cause severe damage to the building or structure. As draft stopping is used to limit air and not stop fire it can be build of almost any material approved by the building codes. We commonly use sheet metal, wood framing members, insulation or expanding foam for draft stopping.

Different terminology for different areas, whether required or not -- still a good suggestion to consider.

 

[Pops15]

It was so cold their air tools froze. They worked as much as they could and after things froze up they went home. I gusss they never heard of hammers.... LOL

Hammers are supposed to hang on a tool belt to help keep your balance.
We had a job to finish up this morning. It wasn't worth bustin out the compressor and nailer so I used a hammer and nails. The guy working for me laughed and said that was the first time he saw me use a hammer to drive nails in over 10 years. He exaggerated a bit but you get the idea.

 

[Pops15]

Jake I think he was referring to 'draft stopping', more than 'fire blocking'.

Draft stopping (smoke blocking) is required to be located in areas where a transition from horizontal to vertical or vertical to horizontal occurs. It is also required in spaces over a prescribed volume or square footage to limit how much air is available to feed a fire. The intent is to starve the fire of oxygen before it can grow to a point that it can cause severe damage to the building or structure. As draft stopping is used to limit air and not stop fire it can be build of almost any material approved by the building codes. We commonly use sheet metal, wood framing members, insulation or expanding foam for draft stopping.

Different terminology for different areas, whether required or not -- still a good suggestion to consider.

Thats a great explanation and something Obed might want to consider doing. Much easier to do it now than retrofit later. I had the displeasure of retro fitting a couple of old hospitals with smoke blocking.

 

[dave1949]

Hammers are supposed to hang on a tool belt to help keep your balance.
We had a job to finish up this morning. It wasn't worth bustin out the compressor and nailer so I used a hammer and nails. The guy working for me laughed and said that was the first time he saw me use a hammer to drive nails in over 10 years. He exaggerated a bit but you get the idea.

I suppose for some it isn't an issue, but a nail gun can add years to the useable life of your elbow - No?
Dave.

 

[Pops15]

I suppose for some it isn't an issue, but a nail gun can add years to the useable life of your elbow - No?
Dave.

Maybe the new ones. The old Senco SN 4 framing nailers weighed over 11 pounds! The guns I replaced them with are around 7 pounds I think. Its a very noticeable difference.
Thanks for the idea about saving wear on the elbow. I think I'll tell my wife I need a new nailer for health reasons.

 

[dave1949]

Maybe the new ones. The old Senco SN 4 framing nailers weighed over 11 pounds! The guns I replaced them with are around 7 pounds I think. Its a very noticeable difference.
Thanks for the idea about saving wear on the elbow. I think I'll tell my wife I need a new nailer for health reasons.

Do get a new nailer! I think for the typical elbow injury, the shock of using a hammer, especially something like a 20 oz framing hammer, is much worse than moving the weight of a nail gun around.

Given the cost of medical care these days, almost any dollars spent on equipment that keeps you away from a doctor is a bargain.
Dave.

 

[jayste]

Given the cost of medical care these days, almost any dollars spent on equipment that keeps you away from a doctor is a bargain.
Dave.

Kind of like the apple? A new nail gun today will keep the doctor away?

BTW, a few months ago we were working on an old church trying to "re-do" the old roof and that nail gun mad short order in the rafter work. I don't do enough carpentry work to justify one but if I did...

 

[mikefromnh]

Kind of like the apple? A new nail gun today will keep the doctor away?
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Now I can use this to convince the wife a bigger tractor will keep us healthier.