Basement Update
October 9th, 2006 | by Todd W |The basement recovery continues.
This weekend, I managed to cart an enormous mound of drywall, carpet strips, and drop ceiling components up to the garage for later disposal (thanks Chris - I’ll be borrowing that punch bowl). After that, I framed in the new bathroom and tied it all together with screws and the Desa 476 Power Hammer.
This is the coolest tool ever!
Load a special 2 1/2″ nail in the barrel, chamber a .22 caliber round in the breech, set the point where you want the nail, and smash the butt with any old hammer.
BLAM!
The fragrant aroma of cordite wafts from the tool. With one blow, the nail penetrates the stud and a half inch into the concrete beneath.
I could do this all day. I started looking for other things that might need to be affixed to concrete. I considered a career as a Power Hammer Specialist, traveling from jobsite to jobsite, pausing only long enough to attach various objects to concrete foundations. Lesser nailers with un-powered hammers would be forced to stand aside in shame as I loaded the breech.
Maybe I need to go with the semi-automatic model? After all, who needs to pause and reload after each mighty blow? Passe.
Next step, plumbing. With both PVC and Copper.
2 Responses to “Basement Update”
By SBH on Oct 10, 2006 | Reply
Ok, you had me laughing out loud with that one! I know the feeling…
By Diana AKA The wife on Oct 10, 2006 | Reply
Does anyone out there no of a good twelve step program to keep my kids daddy from sniffing his tool?