Hardie Lap Siding Nails

These nails meet the blind and face nail specification for lap siding 8 1 4 or less.

Hardie lap siding nails.

James hardie prefers and recommends installation of hardieplank lap siding by the blind nailing technique such that fasteners are hidden by the course above. Hardieplank lap siding comes in 12 ft. Also available painted in the hardie colorplus colors. I ll be doing a whole demo on installing hardie plank.

Considering that the best type of nail gun for hardie siding installation process is a pneumatic nail machine with adjustable pressure controlling mechanism. I m stuck replacing some fiber cement hardie board panel siding by myself. Create a range of exposures from 4 in to 103 4 in hardieplank lap siding is also available with colorplus technology as one of james hardie s prefinished products. 1 1 4 galvanized roofing nails are fine.

From the ends of the plank. Nominal widths from 51 4 in to 12 in. The stormguard double hot dipped galvanized coating on these nails ensures excellent long term rust protection. 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.

Fasteners shall be installed between 1 in. From the ends of the plank. James hardie prefers and recommends installation of hardieplank lap siding by the blind nailing technique such that fasteners are hidden by the course above. An ideal pneumatic nail gun should be of 70 to 120 psi air pressure capability for hardie siding projects.

From the top edge and no closer than 3 8 in. From the top edge and no closer than 3 8 in. 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. 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.

2 galvanized siding nails 089 shank ribbed but good luck getting them through the siding. 2 6d galvanized siding nails like those from used in the nv 56. I can t hold the 4x8 sheets with one hand and nail by hand with the other. Blind nailiing is prefered to face nailing.

Colorplus technology is a factory applied oven baked finish available on a variety of. I found an old archived post that said to use a siding nailer i m only replacing 7 sheets it seems ridiculous to spend 350 on a gun to install 250 worth of siding. Wider width sidings require blind roofing nails. 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.