I have built several ranch style fences in my time and always screw the boards on to the posts rather than nail. Obviously ranch style means not many screws needed.
I helped my neighbour build his fence today and his type was the vertical slats. So three rails between each post and then vertical slats all the way along. And he used nails. And hammer.
I can now see the benefit of nail guns must have been around 500 nails for the job. I will be putting ranch boards on my side of the post to match the rest of my garden. Reckon I will only need around 100 screws though!
So is there a better choice, screw or nail? I guess the pros will use a self loading nail gun for speed!
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Fences - screws or nails? new
Fences - screws or nails? new