Driving nails with Miss Daisy

This sight of Wendy cause me to think of the title of today's post, so I got a picture to go with it.

Back to decking today. We brought up our watershoes and they worked great for working on the deck - now we need to bring shoes that are easy to slip on and off for trips down from the deck to get something instead of putting on and taking off workboots.

People always hope the weather will be sunny, but after spending half the day up on the deck, I am pretty sure that overcast is perfect decking weather. The deck is pretty rough in direct sun, to the point of heat induced visions of a beach for me. We took turns between connecting 2x6 decking to the frame and finding a 7' board that matches the width of the 14' board it goes next to, in order to cool down and keep sane.




Today, I tried using the nailer to put down the decking instead of a hammer. After a bit of calibration and some mistakes that had to be fixed, I started getting the hang of it. It took until the end of the day to really get consistently good with it. My initial thought was that this method was less effort, though not quicker. After using it all day, I think it is easier and quicker to use the nailer, though you still have the step of tightening the boards down no matter which way to you do it.