Feather edge fixing

[phill]

Hi there,
Wonder if you can help, I have a load of Feather edge (32x175 or 7 inch wide in old money), sawn / tan.
How much overlap should I have? Would I be better nailing or screwing? and should these be through both boards?

Its for a field shelter.

Thanks

Phill

[dirtydeeds]

not sure of your design so would suggest 20mm

nailed is best, less chance of splitting the timber

nailed so that it traps the board below, do not nail through two boards

[phill]

Thanks,
I had guessed about 40mm when I ordered the wood, which was still dripping wet from the Tan machine so I might allow 25-30 to allow it to shrink a bit.
Good tip on only fixing one board - I guess this helps with the shrinkage vs splitting thing.

It's a 3m x 2.4m filed shelter - the frame went up yesterday out of 2x3 and OSB inside to 2.1m high. The roof is unduline corrugated tar stuff, which went on very well, today I'm cladding it......

Its for my Alpaca's, would you believe!

Phill

[ultimatehandyman]

Thanks,
I had guessed about 40mm when I ordered the wood, which was still dripping wet from the Tan machine so I might allow 25-30 to allow it to shrink a bit.
Good tip on only fixing one board - I guess this helps with the shrinkage vs splitting thing.

It's a 3m x 2.4m filed shelter - the frame went up yesterday out of 2x3 and OSB inside to 2.1m high. The roof is unduline corrugated tar stuff, which went on very well, today I'm cladding it......

Its for my Alpaca's, would you believe!

Phill

I'd love to see some pictures of them

[Hitch]

I prefer ring shank nails for fencing. Takes a fair bit more to pull them out, so the boards should stay tighter.

[phill]

I used 50mm galv round nails, and it worked a treat. I have used extra fat boards so they should be a bit less bendy than the thin stuff.

As for fencing, I agree I use 75 mm annular nails, which are super things.

Thanks as always

Phill