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June 15: More wall prep. The top center of each stud was marked with a nail in the rake board. The bottom center was marked on this stick, that butted up into an inside corner. Later, after hanging building wrap, this will let me snap chalk lines to help position nails so they hit the middle of the studs. When I started this I was using a makeshift plumbbob but wow... what a difference the new fancy one makes! TIP: Use *braided* masons line. I found some that came already wound on a reel, which works great. Also, I'm using a fairly heavy bob because I'm working outside and the weight resists light breezes. Before hanging paper, I'm checking the studs for significant bowing. If I were hand-nailing, I might not care because I'd realize a given nail was not hitting stud. But I'm shooting ringshanked nails with a framing nailer. If not positioned to shoot into a stud, the nail tends to shoot through the surface of the board, causing structural damage to board (called "blow through").
IMG_6242_Flckr
June 15: More wall prep. The top center of each stud was marked with a nail in the rake board. The bottom center was marked on this stick, that butted up into an inside corner. Later, after hanging building wrap, this will let me snap chalk lines to help position nails so they hit the middle of the studs. When I started this I was using a makeshift plumbbob but wow... what a difference the new fancy one makes! TIP: Use *braided* masons line. I found some that came already wound on a reel, which works great. Also, I'm using a fairly heavy bob because I'm working outside and the weight resists light breezes. Before hanging paper, I'm checking the studs for significant bowing. If I were hand-nailing, I might not care because I'd realize a given nail was not hitting stud. But I'm shooting ringshanked nails with a framing nailer. If not positioned to shoot into a stud, the nail tends to shoot through the surface of the board, causing structural damage to board (called "blow through").