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originally posted by: IndependentOpinion
a reply to: DAVID64
That is a LOT of drilling! It is more than 100 planks.
originally posted by: ignorant_ape
a reply to: IndependentOpinion
just man up and drill it
originally posted by: shaneslaughta
a reply to: jude11
His problem is the wood is so old that its dried right out the the point of brittle.
Screws would split it too easy, even with drilling, once the head reached the wood it may still break the boards once it is tightened against the wood.
They must first be softened back to a flexible state.