16 Gauge Nails For Siding

Suitable for trimming tasks inside home.

16 gauge nails for siding. The makita 2 1 2 in. Aluminum siding nails 1 lb pack feature a large head and thin smooth shank that helps to reduce wood splitting. Edited 3 29 2004 5 48 pm et by hammer n. Siding coil nailer combines rugged construction with ease of use features for improved performance.

More product details close. This gun is mostly used to install boards and crown molding where the workpiece is directly attached to drywall. They are good for installing aluminum or vinyl siding. The nail gun you use for siding will have to be able to handle siding nails.

You can snug up the fastener heads against the siding instead of making them driven into the surface. The gauge of the nails you use for the installation of a tongue and groove ceiling is unimportant because of the very slight difference in the diameter of different gauges. Like the 15 gauge nailers most of the 16 gauge nailers shoot nails that are 2 to inches long. These nails will not rust even with exposure to the elements.

Siding coil nailer accepts 1 1 4 in. Aluminum siding nails 1 these grip rite 1 1 2 in. 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. Don t drive the nail gun at an angle to staple siding nails into the hardie siding block.

What kinds of nails are for wood siding. The carpenters love 16 gauge finish nailer more than 15 gauge. As the name suggests straight finish nails are great for interior and exterior finishing projects such as finishes wooden furniture base boards panels shoe and crown moldings window coverings chair moldings and more. A 15 gauge trimming nail gun is best for hardie trimming.

Connecting two boards together with 16 gauge nails should keep your project from collapsing especially when paired together with wood glue. For example a 16 gauge nail has a diameter of 0 063 which is only a fraction of an inch smaller than 15 gauge nail and very difficult to notice without using a digital caliper. That might be why the siding nails you mentioned are ring shanked. 16 gauge nail gun uses.

Nails 080 099 shank diameter with a 300 400 magazine capacity and an easy loading canister with nail size adjustment. I also question if the finsihing nails being 16 gauge will do an adequate job of holding the siding. The makita 2 1 2 in. Mostly used for woodworking jobs.

This sfn64 16 gauge nailer can fire 16 gauge straight finish nails from 1 to 2 5. These have small ridges on the sides to prevent the nail from pulling out of the siding after installation. Choose stainless steel ring shank siding nails or hot dipped galvanized siding nails. This is suitable for thick trim.