Nails For James Hardie Siding

These nails meet the blind and face nail specification for lap siding 8 1 4 or less.

Nails for james hardie siding.

So while going for any hardie siding project it s necessary to predrill holes near the edges. Do not over drive nail heads or drive nails at an angle. Hardie board is harder and more brittle than a normal wooden surface. Wider width sidings require blind roofing nails.

Pick out stainless steel or hot dipped galvanized nails size 6d 1 1 2 inch long siding nails and 2 inch long siding nails in the quantity you need for your project. Fasteners must be corrosion resistant galvanized or stainless steel. From the top edge and no closer than 3 8 in. With its dedicated pneumatic coil nailer the tetragrip siding fastening system drives as fast as a nail and has the holding power of a screw.

Fast secure installation without fastening to studs. Fasteners shall be installed between 1 in. Also available painted in the hardie colorplus colors. Using a pneumatic coil siding nail gun is a much better idea than going for hand nailing.

High nails are very common from inexperienced james hardie installers because they think the nails can go anywhere above the nail line. From the top edge and no closer than 3 8 in. How to install hardie siding with a nail gun. Fasteners shall be installed between 1 in.

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. The stormguard double hot dipped galvanized coating on these nails ensures excellent long term rust protection. The hardienail tetragrip siding fastening system is a technological breakthrough for james hardie fiber cement siding siding installers. We ve been providing a better way to build for over 100 years.

From the ends of the plank. James hardie prefers and recommends installation of hardieplank lap siding by the blind nailing technique such that fasteners are hidden by the course above. If you can easily fit your hand underneath your hardie siding 9 times out of 10 that s because the installer didn t nail the boards properly. James hardie prefers and recommends installation of hardieplank lap siding by the blind nailing technique such that fasteners are hidden by the course above.

From the ends of the plank.