Nails driven with the grain will slide out more easily.
Cedar siding blunt nails.
8d nails which are 2 1 2 inches long are suitable for most siding materials.
Stainless steel nails are the best choice especially if the siding is to be finished with transparent stain.
Type size and spacing for best results use splitless siding nails.
Like all siding materials western red cedar performs best when installed properly on a suitable frame.
Cedar siding should be securely nailed to framing members furring members or to blocking between framing members.
Lumber size and spacing for blocking and furring.
5d galvanized shake use this grip rite 1 3 4 in.
Nails driven through or against the wood grain lock into place.
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Turn the nail upside down and tap on it a few times with the hammer to blunt the point.
Maze split less wood siding nails are specially designed for split prone woods such as cedar and redwood.
It isn t always possible to nail.
Checkered heads enhance paint adhesion on color matched nails and the high nail count per pound greatly reduces per nail cost.
Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.
Ideally suited for pressure treated cedar shakes and shingles.
Nail length ideally you should space the nails so that each one penetrates a stud.
Use no 304 stainless for general siding applications and no 316 for seacoast exposures.
These nails offer a small head design and a ring shank for pull out resistance.
These have thin shanks and blunt points to reduce splitting.
For greater holding power nails with ring threaded or spiral threaded shanks are suggested.
Our cedar shake siding nails feature a slim shank and blunt point meant to reduce wood splitting.
Nails must penetrate 1 1 4 inches into solid wood.
Use this grip rite 1 3 4 in.
Blunt nails are harder to drive but they re less likely to split wood.
Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece.
Copper nails also react with cedar and should not be used.
15 hot dip galvanized plain shank fiber cement siding nails.
5d galvanized shake nails 1 lb pack for cedar shake applications.
Their slim sturdy shanks and special blunt points virtually eliminate splits and each nail is double dipped in molten zinc for dependable corrosion resistance.
