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Posted by Michael Bulatovich on January 18, 2007, 7:52 am
> Don wrote:
>>
>> Don't know how typical mine is but in my honest opinion it *looks* like
>> hell.
>> I've never done batt insulation before and though its not physically hard
>> it
>> is a little demanding.
>> Knife blades don't last long when cutting batts and I've went through
>> prolly
>> at least a dozen of them.
>> When the blade dulls it tends to rip the kraft, so there are lots of
>> areas
>> where the batts are showing through.
>> I did staple all of it though, 5 (1250 count) boxes of Arrow T-50's,
>> 1/4".
>> 2 days of stapling has my right hand in anguish.
>
> Don, you have to start asking these questions _before_ you do the work.
> From your description it sounds like you used a regular stapler - a
> hammer stapler would have worked far faster and not beat up your right
> hand so much. Odd, really. I would have thought all those years
> choking the chicken would have beefed up your forearm. :)~
>
>> Today will be comprised of cleaning up the insulation and getting set up
>> to
>> do the drywall.
>> I have to create a stable cut table and (2) 8' T-squares to support the
>> stuff while I get the first screw started.
>
> Why would you want to use a table for cutting drywall? You'd have to
> handle the sheets twice - once putting them up on the table and another
> lifting them off the table to install them. Seems like a lot of extra
> work. I find leaning the boards up against the wall and cutting them
> standing up works well, or just cutting them from the stack on the
> floor. Of course you should be using one of those perforated 24"
> T-squares for drywall, they make ripping a, ahem, snap.
> http://www.amazon.com/Johnson-RTS241-RockRipper/dp/customer-reviews/B0000302SW
>
What he said.
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