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Old 01-14-2010, 11:11 AM   #7
Motor31
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It doesn't take a rocket scientist to determine what kind and size of screws that should be used on these things. For crying out loud, for outside use, stainless steel screws should be a no brainer. It does rain outside ya know. For structural uses like the end caps, a heavy duty screw would be nice to hold things together especially since they KNOW that trim strip is hard to hold down and the caps, roof and whole trailer does flex when moving. DUH!!.

In addition, the power screw drivers should be set to a torque that does not shear screws or break the heads off. When one does get broken the proper thing to do is to remove the broken screw and replace it, not just dab caulk on the spot and put the screw head into the caulk to hold it in place. If I were to build a house and the contractor said he was going to use Amish labor, I'd find another contractor after what I've seen in my trailer.
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