Finish Nails For Wood Siding

Fast secure installation without fastening to studs.

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. I would never ever nail batts on with finish nails thats a recipe for disaster. They are good for installing aluminum or vinyl siding. Aluminum siding nails 1 these grip rite 1 1 2 in.

The head matches the texture of the wood and you can drive the nail flush without splitting the surrounding material. A box of 200 wood siding nails runs about 8 10 roughly twice the price of the aluminum nails. 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. 8d nails which are 2 1 2 inches long are suitable for most siding materials.

These grip rite 1 1 2 in. Aluminum siding nails 1 lb pack feature a large head and thin smooth shank that helps to reduce wood splitting. Nail length ideally you should space the nails so that each one penetrates a stud. For cedar redwood or pressure treated wood a 8d x 2 3 8 stainless steel nail is excellent for face nailing.

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.