Cedar Siding Blunt Nails

Use this grip rite 1 3 4 in.

Cedar siding blunt nails.

Copper nails also react with cedar and should not be used. Ideally suited for pressure treated cedar shakes and shingles. Type size and spacing for best results use splitless siding nails. Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece.

Cedar siding should be securely nailed to framing members furring members or to blocking between framing members. Blunt nails are harder to drive but they re less likely to split wood. These nails offer a small head design and a ring shank for pull out resistance. 15 hot dip galvanized plain shank fiber cement siding nails.

Turn the nail upside down and tap on it a few times with the hammer to blunt the point. Nails driven through or against the wood grain lock into place. 5d galvanized shake use this grip rite 1 3 4 in. 8d nails which are 2 1 2 inches long are suitable for most siding materials.

Our cedar shake siding nails feature a slim shank and blunt point meant to reduce wood splitting. For greater holding power nails with ring threaded or spiral threaded shanks are suggested. Checkered heads enhance paint adhesion on color matched nails and the high nail count per pound greatly reduces per nail cost. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.

These have thin shanks and blunt points to reduce splitting. It isn t always possible to nail. Their slim sturdy shanks and special blunt points virtually eliminate splits and each nail is double dipped in molten zinc for dependable corrosion resistance. Maze split less wood siding nails are specially designed for split prone woods such as cedar and redwood.

Like all siding materials western red cedar performs best when installed properly on a suitable frame. Nail length ideally you should space the nails so that each one penetrates a stud. Lumber size and spacing for blocking and furring. Nails must penetrate 1 1 4 inches into solid wood.

Nails driven with the grain will slide out more easily. Stainless steel nails are the best choice especially if the siding is to be finished with transparent stain. Lumber sizes and spacing for blocking and furring are shown in table 4. 5d galvanized shake nails 1 lb pack for cedar shake applications.

Use no 304 stainless for general siding applications and no 316 for seacoast exposures.