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.
Roofing or siding nailer for hardiebacker.
Roofing nailers are perfect for dealing with asphalt shingles fiberglass insulation board waterproof tar paper etc.
I m stuck replacing some fiber cement hardie board panel siding by myself.
Types of siding nailer.
I need a gun.
So we need to clean frequently.
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The freeman pcn65 pneumatic 15 2 1 2 in.
Those limitations are negligible if you are going to do roofing or re roofing.
The nails load from the side for efficiency.
Coiled roofing nailer for hardi backer.
Again roofing nailers usually don t come with adjustable depth of drive settings and it limits their applications.
Coil the freeman pcn65 pneumatic 15 2 1 2 in.
Considering these roofing nailer isn t recommended for your siding task.
To 2 1 2 in and 15 wire collated coil siding nails from 1 3 4 in.
I am doing a specific job correctly.
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.
Roofing nailer is less potent than siding nailer.
You won t get any benefit using them interchangeably.
Coil siding nailer is designed for working on siding cedar shingles roof and wall sheathing and wood fencing and is compatible with 15 plastic collated coil siding nails from 1 1 4 in.
However siding nail guns are ideal for dealing with wood and vinyl.
Siding nailers are appropriate for siding tasks and roofing nailers are suitable for roofing tasks.
A brief description of a siding nailer and a roofing nailer.
James hardie is the world leader in fiber cement siding and backerboard.
I can t hold the 4x8 sheets with one hand and nail by hand with the other.
Siding nailers are used for wood fiber cement bright side and other projects.
These nailers come with longer size thereby can be used longer distance siding.
To build your house it required a siding nailer to tight wood and furniture.
Short nail with the full head is used with siding nailer.
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.
I think rs or screw type would hold best on such a hard base.
It s enough to carry out a siding job correctly.
Roofing nails are best for a softer material.