hi guys .. in regards to the plywood to one by question earlier...

7/16 crown staples were said to be the way to go...



i however have qty 5000 8d nails 2 3/8 inches ring shank nails for my framing gun......

will these work , it would be nice to use these up!!

any thoughts for or against

much appreciated

again you guys rock and thanks for all your help....

2 3/8 RS nails work fine as long as there is no wiring, plumbing or HVAC they can hit.

They're actually too long IMO. You can use them but plan on using adhesive as well. Ring shanks just do not hold as well as staples. Been there, done that.

You could use them, but I think it would be best to only use them into the joist system. There are a lot of things under the sub-floor that could be damaged by nail penetration if hit by the nail.

Suppliment these large nails with staples along the underlay seams, and between rows of nails. This will use up at least some of your nails without causing potential damage.

One of my installers hit and damaged an air-conditioning line that was improperly installed (attached to the bottom of the subfloor). During our initial inspection, this wasnt noticed since the line was hidden when the client subsequently finished her basement and the line was concealed by drywall.

Small Claims judge felt we were resposible to avoid this hidden line and made us financially accountable for the repair costs. Sheesh, sometimes "there just aint no justice".

I'm going to retract my post... because I don't want to get any one in trouble. Unless one has a clean view from underneath you have no way of knowing what demons lie under there.... carry on And yes, you would need some yellow wood glue in doing that.