Hardie Board Roofing Nails

1 blind nailing measurements keep nails 3 8 in.
Hardie board roofing nails. I use a coil roofing gun for putting cement board on floors with inch and a quarter nails. Pick out stainless steel or hot dipped galvanized nails size 6d 1 1 2 inch long siding nails and 2 inch long siding nails in the quantity you need for your project. Stud water resistive barrier finish nails blind nail 3 4 in 1 in. From the top of the board.
Hardie board is a type of cement board that is installed under tile before the floor is laid. Nails are driven through the sheathing into the studs. From the top of the board. When using a framing nailer you need to use a nail that s long enough to attach the siding to the wood sheathing.
We ve been providing a better way to build for over 100 years. Can i use a roofing nailer for hardie siding. Siding nail guns don t require as long of nails as a framing nail guns. I can t hold the 4x8 sheets with one hand and nail by hand with the other.
From ends of boards. It is also found in areas where there is potential for moisture such as behind the tile of a bathroom shower. Screws or roofing nails are the recommended ones. 2 3 water resistive barrier finish nail blind nail 3 4 in 1 in.
It s preferable to use a siding nail gun to install siding. I found an old archived post that said to use a siding nailer. Nails for blind nailing should be between 1 in. I m stuck replacing some fiber cement hardie board panel siding by myself.
I need a gun. If the hardiplank is being installed on a building in a humid climate or near the ocean or any large body of water the stainless steel nails are the first choice. An ideal pneumatic nail gun should be of 70 to 120 psi air pressure capability for hardie siding projects. Both roofing and framing nails are sold in coils.
Nails are driven through the sheathing into the studs. Hardie plank siding has a nail line across the top of the board that is 1 down from the top and nails are supposed to fall between and 1 from the top of the board to give the best hold. Any lower and you might see a few nail heads poking through the bottom of the next board any higher and your siding is likely to be loose and could even rattle in the wind. The main problem of roofing nailer is roofing nails are too thick relatively shorter with wrong head design.
1 blind nailing measurements keep nails 3 8 in. The reason for roofing nails is the bigger head and i don t think you want anything longer then inch and a half. James hardie is the world leader in fiber cement siding and backerboard. Nails for blind nailing should be between 1 in.