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Posted by Goedjn on April 12, 2007, 11:09 am
On 12 Apr 2007 00:39:16 -0700, jackfoster01@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I recently had a 26' x 26' standalone garage built, and am concerned
>> by how the siding was hung.
>>
>> There are about 70-80 nails throughout the garage, poking through the
>> walls about 1 inch. The nails are sometimes directly between the
>> studs. There are instances of these nails from about 1 foot above the
>> floor all the way up to the ceiling joists.
>>
>> Is this a common practice? I'm concerned about someone injuring
>> themselves, and I haven't seen this in any other garage I've been in.
>>
>> Is there a building code that I can reference? If this is a common/
>> o.k. thing to do, what's the best way to cover these nails? I'm not
>> too eager to put drywall up, however.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --Nate
>
>Are these exposed on the inside of the building? If so, it could be
>"miss-fires" from when they mounted the siding with a pneumatic
>nailer. If they run close to the stud, the operator just missed. If
>not, they may have bee looking for the stud.
>Either way, I suggest you bend them down. Be careful to not leave it
>where you might fall against it. If you pound the back out you will
>have to pull them from the outside and leave a hole.
>Also,lnstead of drywall, you might put up wafer-board. It works fine
>and takes abuse.
I wouldn't bend them, that will damage the siding.
Cut them off as close to flush as you can with
an end cutter.
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