Finish Nails For Wood Siding

All the nail heads are color matched to the siding stain they disappear and the material is held on tight and right.

Finish nails for wood siding.

Find wood siding nails at lowe s today. Aluminum siding nails 1 these grip rite 1 1 2 in. They are good for installing aluminum or vinyl siding. The hardienail tetragrip siding fastening system is a technological breakthrough for james hardie fiber cement siding siding installers.

Aluminum siding nails 1 lb pack feature a large head and thin smooth shank that helps to reduce wood splitting. These grip rite 1 1 2 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. 8d nails which are 2 1 2 inches long are suitable for most siding materials.

Nail length ideally you should space the nails so that each one penetrates a stud. I would never ever nail batts on with finish nails thats a recipe for disaster. I use 2 1 4 hdg or maze gun nails for board and lap and one 3 hdg in the center every 24 or 32 for the batts. For cedar redwood or pressure treated wood a 8d x 2 3 8 stainless steel nail is excellent for face nailing.

The head matches the texture of the wood and you can drive the nail flush without splitting the surrounding material.