I'm building a dog house for our new puppy and got stuck on something.
The plan…
I want to build a frame and put external and internal walls so I can fill with insulation as Winter where we live gets a bit cold. (around 0-2 during the night).
I had some framing timber hang around in the garage so I'm using that for the frame. Some 45×45 posts and treated ply for the walls and floor.
The problem I found is…
I need to put a couple of screws through the posts into the beans but because the posts are corners posts, I will have 4 screws coming in. Kind of like this (below).
The problem i find here is that screws will clash to each other. So I was thinking I could divide the bean in for parts (let's say 1,2,3,4) and in one side I would screw the 1 and 3 and the other side I would screw 2 and 4.
Is there the way to do it or there is a better way?
Thanks in advance
Best Answer
Ed Beal is right. Assuming something like #10 or #12 screws (as opposed to 3/8" lag screws, for example), even if they collide the second will merely glance off the first. It's not an issue.
To avoid the situation altogether, simply offset by 1/4" or so.