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Why fastener knowledge is important!
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A steel home has 25-35,000 screws depending on size of home.
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All frame buildings are held together with fasteners.
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Fasteners are required to do more than one thing.
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Fasteners are expensive to install.
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From bolts to nails fasteners have limitations.
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Installation is critical to the performance of what the fastener is designed for.
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Nails are the weakest fastener and have only shear value and little pull- out(tension)value.
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Nails are cheapest to install due to speed of installation with air powered tools.
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Generally, screws have 3 times the performance of nails in wood.
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Self drilling screws in metal take more time to install and location of installation is critical.
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Screws and bolts can be removed easily.
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Nails have to be pulled out and can damage surrounding materials.