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Not sure how fancy you wanna get with the barn door sliding hardware. I used "box rails" on an actual barn door. Heavy duty and cheap compared to the decorative still. I'm sure could be painted to look better. I got it at tractor supply

 

I'm gonna look into making my own hardware as I like to play with metal but we shall see hoping to start on them in January

 

I hate coil nailers

 

I hate stick nailers. Used them many years ago. Borrowed a coil gun once and have never looked back.

 

What railing is that? Looks awesome?

 

Has anyone here used DuxxBak decking form GreenBay decking?
I am looking at using it to replace my old worn out deck and I have 12" centers under the deck and would like to keep that area dry.
I'm done in New Orleans and we don't have any dealers close, so no one down here has used the product that I can find.

 

I have only used the Trex Rainescape system. And it is a PITA.
That product looks decent, and I have used decking similar about 15 years ago(tongue and groove from Fiberon iirc) and it has held up well. I assume you need to pitch the framing to get the water to run off in the channel.

 

Yeah I guess its whatever you ferl comfortable with , I can't stand the long magazine stick nailers either , I'm still using old Senco Framepro 600's , I have 4 of them .

I do have a Dewalt roofing coil nailer and a Dewalt framing coil nailer that I only use for seismic shear wall nailing that calls for a thicker nail shank size than what my regular framers shoot

 

Different people have different experiences with the exact same tool.
And as the saying goes, different strokes for different folks

 

Sorry I didn't come to the party sooner. They are out of stock now, but this is where I got mine from. Can't beat it, dropped it a few times and everything.
https://bigskytool.com/hitachi-nr90...ted-framing-nailer-reconditioned-grade-a.html

 

TCBunny 6.6 Feet Sliding Barn Door Hardware Kit Superior Quality Track Kit Antique Style (Black)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KLN4WL...t=&hvlocphy=9009359&hvtargid=pla-361257763425
I dig that u gonna do it yourself
If u change ur mind tho this is a decent inexpensive option
Plus it comes with all the little bits that keep ur slab of a barn door from jumping the track lol

 

As some have said in here, Paslodes the way to go for pneumatic. We have guns that are almost 20 yrs old now, and have used the heck out of them. They’ve been dropped from 25 feet and abused heavily, as long as you maintain them and clean them, they last forever.

We do have a pneumatic hitachi 2” trim gun, and a couple roofing coil nailers that are hitachi. They are pretty nice, haven’t used the trim gun a ton, but the roofing guns have been used a bunch and have held up.

The best guns we bought in the last 10-15 years, and I would highly recommend for anyone not doing heavy framing/construction, are the Paslode Impulse Framers and a trim gun. It makes life so much easier not having to drag an air hose/compressor around, especially when you’re doing roof trusses/gutterboards, stuff like that.

That 2” angled impulse trim gun/finish nailer has probably been the most convenient. It’s so handy for trimming, no hose to worry about dragging around through a new house, but we’ve also used it for a lot of other things, it’s very multipurpose. We’ve used it to put up aluminum Soffit, car siding on ceiling or the sides of houses, cedar siding, wrapping beams in wood, wooden stairways etc etc. Extremely handy gun.

 

After a couple of injuries to my right elbow lately I can't swing a hammer. Good thing I'm a plumber. I need to close up my well house but will use my impact and screws. I'd like to have a nailer but it's not in tool budget yet.

 

Spread and compacted 10 tons of crusher run today for the 1st phase of the patio. Flagstone and bluestone treads for the steps are being delivered soon as well.

That part of the house used to be a carport that the p/o converted. Anyone have any ideas to finish off the bottom boards? There's about a 16" gap between the door frame and the ground.

My options are I think are just extend the siding to the ground, or stucco to try and match the existing foundation, and lastly do stone trim to match the stair risers.

Any ideas?

 

I vote stone

 

Second

 

I have a Bostich framer but love the Hitachi finish guns. If I had to do a framer gun again? Senco gas framer...screw hoses! Used them a lot....and they work great!

 

Roofs on. Next foam then zip systems ply roifing.

 

How about adding a new PVC of vinyl water table trim board / skirt board. Do it all the way around the house. It'll make the whole house look nice too.