Nails For Cedar Clapboard Siding

Coil siding nailer is designed for working on siding cedar shingles roof and wall sheathing and wood fencing and is compatible with 15 plastic collated coil siding nails from 1 1 4 in.

Nails for cedar clapboard siding.

Copper nails also react with cedar and should not be used. 8d nails which are 2 1 2 inches long are suitable for most siding materials. Coil the freeman pcn65 pneumatic 15 2 1 2 in. For fence projects try the 1 3 4 cedar fence nails.

The nails are not ring shanked or long enough. It should be easy enough to remove these nails without. Use this grip rite 1 3 4 in. 5d galvanized shake use this grip rite 1 3 4 in.

If clapboard isn t long enough to span a wall splice two together with a 45 degree scarf joint. They have annular rings to prevent pullout in high wind areas. Nailing both top and bottom is unnecessary and in fact may cause splitting as you point out. In general though the thickness of the siding determines the length of the nail.

Type size and spacing. These nails offer a small head design and a ring shank for pull out resistance. An inch above the siding s butt edge drive in one 7d nail into each stud. It isn t always possible to nail into studs.

Sometimes just hammering the nail back in isn t enough. The longer nail 2 1 8 penetrates the stud farther worth noting if you re working with siding woods such as cedar that tend to warp. Nailing the bottoms allows for easy removal and secures the top of the lower board. Ideally you should space the nails so that each one penetrates a stud.

The freeman pcn65 pneumatic 15 2 1 2 in. 5d galvanized shake nails 1 lb pack for cedar shake applications. To 2 1 2 in and 15 wire collated coil siding nails from 1 3 4 in. Step 4 make a swing stick photo by david carmack.

When nailing the bottoms of clapboards make sure to keep the nail high enough from the bottom to clear the top of the previous siding course. Stainless steel nails are the best choice especially if the siding is to be finished with transparent or semi transparent stain use no 304 stainless for general siding applications and no 316 for seacoast exposures.