Best Nails For Cement Siding

The freeman pcn65 is the last of our siding nail gun reviews and comes in at 4 on our list.

Best nails for cement siding.

They are good for installing aluminum or vinyl. If hand nailing fiber cement siding use hot dipped galvanized nails and drive the nails into the wall studs. Considering that the best type of nail gun for hardie siding installation process is a pneumatic nail machine with adjustable pressure controlling mechanism. 1 blind nailing measurements keep nails 3 8 in.

Aluminum siding nails 1 lb pack model 112asdg1 11 98 11 98. Fasteners are hidden by the course above blind nailing nails are driven through the sheathing into the studs. An ideal pneumatic nail gun should be of 70 to 120 psi air pressure capability for hardie siding projects. Aluminum siding nails 1 lb pack feature a large head and thin smooth shank that helps to reduce wood splitting.

N nail lengths should be chosen so they penetrate a minimum of 1 1 4 in. From the top of the board. Best seller grip rite 1 1 2 in. Be sure the flashing overlaps the siding course below.

Fiber cement siding stormed onto the scene a few decades ago and revolutionized the house siding industry because it possesses the best of many worlds. Hardie siding is harder fiber cement siding. If the hardiplank is being installed on a building in a humid climate or near the ocean or any large body of water the stainless steel nails are the first choice. Leave a small gap at butt joints and fill with caulk.

Long lasting fiber cement siding deserves great nails. Nails for blind nailing should be between 1 in. Maze nails now has stainless steel fiber cement siding nails in coils to fit 14 popular coil nailers. These grip rite 1 1 2 in.

If using a pneumatic nailer choose ring shank. Find fiber cement siding nails at lowe s today. Down from the top edge at each stud no more than 16 in. Customers can have the excellent long term rust protection of maze stainless steel nails and the speed and convenience of pneumatic application.

Use 6d or 8d galvanized or stainless siding nails and install a single nail about 1 in. For best aesthetics nail heads should be touched up to color match. Aluminum siding nails 1 these grip rite 1 1 2 in. Driving nails at 15 with sizes of 1 2 1 2 the pcn65 is a very powerful model.

Drive the nail heads flush to the siding not below the surface. It offers the look of authentic wood shiplap siding even with lookalike textured wood grain. Ring shank provides additional holding power. Into the solid wood wood sheathings like osb and plywood count toward the 1 1 4 in but soft sheathings like.

Unlike wood it is fire resistant.