Cedar Siding Finishing Nails

Nails must penetrate 1 1 4 inches into solid wood.

Cedar siding finishing nails.

Small head is still a full round head not a finish nail. 5d galvanized shake nails 1 lb pack for cedar shake applications. Use this grip rite 1 3 4 in. Type size and spacing for best results use splitless siding nails.

5d galvanized shake use this grip rite 1 3 4 in. Stainless steel nails are the best choice especially if the siding is to be finished with transparent stain. Many builders choose nails because they re easier to. And to slightly tint your siding with color pigmentation uv5 penetrating wood finish is a sound choice.

Whether you install clapboard t1 11 cedar shakes or board and batten siding on your house you can attach it with either nails or screws. They can rust and disintegrate and react adversely with the natural preservative oils present in cedar resulting in stains and streaks. Especially if you re double nailing. Copper nails also react with cedar and should not be used.

The flood pro series by ppg paints comes in a wide range of exterior stains that are ideal for western red cedar products. These nails offer a small head design and a ring shank for pull out resistance. The head matches the texture of the wood and you can drive the nail flush without splitting the surrounding material. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue.

A box of 200 wood siding nails runs about 8 10 roughly twice the price of the aluminum nails. To add a rich long lasting opaque color there s ppg s 100 acrylic stain which protects against sun and water damage. Cedar is soft splits easily so normally you would use small head splitless siding nails in stainless or hot dipped zinc galvanized and hand nail them. Use no 304 stainless for general siding applications and no 316 for seacoast exposures.

Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece. More product details close.