Nailing or screwing into damp wood, best avoided?

[epsilonGreedy]

This is my situation. Today I was going to add more longitudinal stiffener to my roof trusses, then it rained for 30 minutes.

 

The stiffener battens are rough sawn with a 22mm x 100mm cross section and seem to soak up water. I store the battens in a dry space but the first batten of the day was positioned yesterday afternoon ready for fixing.

 

Should I delay fixing for a couple of hours post rain?

 

 

[joe90]

No, get them fixed in place. They will soon dry out once the roof is covered, I have built cut roofs in the rain before. 

[Carrerahill]

1 hour ago, epsilonGreedy said:

This is my situation. Today I was going to add more longitudinal stiffener to my roof trusses, then it rained for 30 minutes.

 

The stiffener battens are rough sawn with a 22mm x 100mm cross section and seem to soak up water. I store the battens in a dry space but the first batten of the day was positioned yesterday afternoon ready for fixing.

 

Should I delay fixing for a couple of hours post rain?

 

 

If rain/damp stopped play, nothing would EVER be built in Scotland!

 

 

[epsilonGreedy]

Thanks chaps.

 

I just have just locked & loaded my pulse driver with a fresh battery and going outside.