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TIPIt takes a crew finishairnailers of three to get the most speed out of a roofing nailer: one person driving nails, the others Laying shingles in place.Air compressorIf you have your own compressor, you''ll save about $25 per day when you rent an air nailer. So if you plan to use a nailer for eight days or more, buy a compressor. If you''re framing up a wall or two, renting a framing nailer probably isn''t worth the trouble. But it will save hours on a big job like finishairnailers a garage or an addition. You''ll nail studs, joists and rafters quickly, but more important, you''ll nail sheathing to walls and roofs 10 times faster than you could with a hammer. Brad nailers shoot skinny nails called brads. Ranging from 3/8 in. to 2 in. long, brads are perfect for most door and window trim, baseboards and other moldings. Aside from speed, finishairnailers and finishairnailers you get better-looking results with a brad nailer: no hammer dents in the wood, less splitting, smaller nail holes to fill, and moldings don''t get knocked out of position as you drive nails. For heavier trim (3/4-in. thick moldings, for example), rent a finish nailer, which shoots thicker nails up to 2-1/2 in. long.TIP I see it all the time: do-it-yourselfers suffering through projects using medieval tools, or hiring contractors to do jobs they could finishairnailers and finishairnailers handle themselves if they only had the right tools.Truth is, you can get just about any tool you''ll ever need at a rental center. Here are a few time-and-sweat-saving tools that do-it-yourselfers finishairnailers often overlook ....JackhammerCOST: $75 to $120 per day BENEFITS: Ten times faster finishairnailers than a sledgehammer with fewer blisters and muscle aches.If you have a big stretch of concrete (like a large driveway) to break up, rent a 60- or 90-lb. jackhammer powered by a trailer-mounted air compressor ($120 per day). But for a smaller job--like steps or a sidewalk--a 60-lb. electric jackhammer is less hassle ($75 finishairnailers per day).
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