Framing Gun V Pre drill/nails - decking

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Im about to lay 45m2 of recycled T & G Jarrah 20 X 85mm floor boards on treated pine floor joists (its an outdoor undercover area). Does anybody have any idea if i will split my Boards using a Paslode fixing/framing gun with 45mm T nails. The boards are in good condition. A fixing gun would save me alot of time! but its gotta look good.

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Put it this way: there's no garauntee that it wont. I used a coil nailer on my Merbau decking, which is similar to Jarrah, and it split some of the boards.

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Maybe will split at the butt joints. Shouldn't use t-nails, they rust quickly. Use a coil nailer and handnail the butt joints, or just handnail all. It's only 45sqm afterall.

Cheers
Michael

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Can split in the guts as well. I had a few that did.

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Can split in the guts as well. I had a few that did.

yeah, kwila/merbau is bloody brittle isn't it. something I don't like about it.

Cheers
Michael

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Im about to lay 45m2 of recycled T & G Jarrah 20 X 85mm floor boards on treated pine floor joists (its an outdoor undercover area). Does anybody have any idea if i will split my Boards using a Paslode fixing/framing gun with 45mm T nails. The boards are in good condition. A fixing gun would save me alot of time! but its gotta look good.

Your paslode shoots t-nails ?????????

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i dont know im hiring the framing gun on the weekend and i thought he said it was a paslode? So it looks im drilling and nailing then... thanks for all your help peoples