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Nailing ceiling joists:
- First secure the ladder well.
- Use strong metal clamps to hold the joist in place when nailing.
- Hammer towards the body, with one foot against the joist and the other on ladder rung.
- If using multigrips, nail the horizontal tab to the top wall plate first, then the vertical tab to the top wall plate, and finally the last vertical tab to the ceiling joist. If skew-nailing, pre-drill and oil the nail.
- If a rafter will be installed against the joist later, don't leave nail heads protruding on that side.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Use ceiling joists to tie the top wall plates together, against the outward force of the rafters.   kellyjones00 (593)

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Use ceiling joists to help stabilise top plate movement on either side of wall joins.   kellyjones00 (593)

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A tip for nailing tongue-and-groove pine lining planks to ceiling rafters:
Use diagonal butt joints, the ends cut on a 45 degree angle. Stagger the joints regularly. It looks interesting and neat, and also ensures that each end gets a nail that sits squarely in the centre of the rafter.   kellyjones00 (593)
 
 


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