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