Hardiplank Roofing Nails

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.

Hardiplank roofing nails. They are good for installing aluminum or vinyl siding. 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. What size nails do you use for hardie siding. Aluminum siding nails 1 lb pack feature a large head and thin smooth shank that helps to reduce wood splitting.

We ve been providing a better way to build for over 100 years. 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. 6d or 8d sized stainless or galvanized steel corrosion resistant nails are best for siding. 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.

From ends of boards. These grip rite 1 1 2 in. James hardie is the world leader in fiber cement siding and backerboard. Nails are driven through the sheathing into the studs.

The optimal sizes of nails should be from 1 to 2 so that a minimum of 1 inch length can be penetrated into the siding. From the top of the board. 1 blind nailing measurements keep nails 3 8 in. You can still use a roofing nailer with 1 inch galvanized nails if you can make it blind nail so that the nail heads can t be visible at all.

Nails for blind nailing should be between 1 in. Learn how to nail hardieplank lap siding with this instructional video from james hardie. 2 3 water resistive barrier finish nail blind nail 3 4 in 1 in.