Framing Nailers

Virtually no one in the trade uses wood for studding now, it is all steel framing. Generally much quicker to put up, and the price isnt much diffrent too, with the bonus of no warped wood. You still need a but of wood around door frames for extras rigidity/support. Save yourself on the nailer and go steel. TP below, they are not the cheapest:

I was considering early this year using

Youtube has videos on method of construction using these type of products.

No experience with the gas nailers. I do have a few pneumatic nailers - which for workshop use are fine, but more of a faff for site use. Hence I would probably go for a 18V cordless nailer if I were buying now.

Yeah, get one that uses paslode compatible consumables or you could dislike the cost & availability of supplies for it.

Gas life is limited, to what time I don't know. Electric have a run cost upside but cost a lot more, not worthwhile unless you're using it regularly. They're also heavier & drive less nails per charge.

NT

If I go down the gas route then it would likely be Paslode for the nail gun. Might be more expensive but seems to keep their value quite well if I sell it on when I have finished with it.

Its the gas life that concerns me. I don't want to spend on a gas cartridge and then have to replace it after a year even though it has had little use. Especially if the next job is only a hundred nails or so. But specs seem very coy about how long they last. This is unlikely to be a problem if you are using it every day, but for occsional use...

Not sure I would build the garden room with steel and the house down the road was built with timber so probably need something for timber anyway.

The guy who built the place I am sitting in now obviously isn't virtual... it's all timber above the floor level.

He used a gas nailer FWIW. Don't recall the make.

Andy

Total bollocks

Really? You work on sites doing refurbs and new builds every day? I havent seen any 'traditional' wood framed studding for 2 years + now.

saw three houses buil with all wood frames last year

I think we're only talking about steel studs for the internal partition walls, not the structure.

those were all wood too.