Cedar Siding Finishing Nails

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Cedar siding finishing nails.

These nails offer a small head design and a ring shank for pull out resistance. 5d galvanized shake nails 1 lb pack for cedar shake applications. The flood pro series by ppg paints comes in a wide range of exterior stains that are ideal for western red cedar products. Nails must penetrate 1 1 4 inches into solid wood.

For cedar redwood or pressure treated wood a 8d x 2 3 8 stainless steel nail is excellent for face nailing. And to slightly tint your siding with color pigmentation uv5 penetrating wood finish is a sound choice. 5d galvanized shake use this grip rite 1 3 4 in. Use no 304 stainless for general siding applications and no 316 for seacoast exposures.

They can rust and disintegrate and react adversely with the natural preservative oils present in cedar resulting in stains and streaks. Whether you install clapboard t1 11 cedar shakes or board and batten siding on your house you can attach it with either nails or screws. The head matches the texture of the wood and you can drive the nail flush without splitting the surrounding material. Especially if you re double nailing.

Stainless steel nails are the best choice especially if the siding is to be finished with transparent stain. Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece. Use this grip rite 1 3 4 in. Small head is still a full round head not a finish nail.

Many builders choose nails because they re easier to. A box of 200 wood siding nails runs about 8 10 roughly twice the price of the aluminum nails. Cedar is soft splits easily so normally you would use small head splitless siding nails in stainless or hot dipped zinc galvanized and hand nail them. In vertical application start at one corner with grooved edge toward the adjacent wall.

Ring shank would be a good idea on an old house to help the nails stay put. Type size and spacing for best results use splitless siding nails.