The three nail sizes used for most framing jobs are 16d, 10d and 8d. All 16d nails are 3 1/2 inches long. Use them to fasten framing materials at right angles, such as wall plates to studs or rim ...

For our evaluations, we built a four-by-eight-foot wall from common materials: wood and metal studs; drywall; copper, black, pex, and PVC pipes; and nonmetallic sheathed cable. Then, we scanned ...