Cedar Siding Finishing Nails

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Cedar siding finishing nails.

In vertical application start at one corner with grooved edge toward the adjacent wall. 5d galvanized shake nails 1 lb pack for cedar shake applications. Nails must penetrate 1 1 4 inches into solid wood. Type size and spacing for best results use splitless siding nails.

A box of 200 wood siding nails runs about 8 10 roughly twice the price of the aluminum nails. For cedar redwood or pressure treated wood a 8d x 2 3 8 stainless steel nail is excellent for face nailing. Small head is still a full round head not a finish nail. More product details close.

And to slightly tint your siding with color pigmentation uv5 penetrating wood finish is a sound choice. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue. They can rust and disintegrate and react adversely with the natural preservative oils present in cedar resulting in stains and streaks. Stainless steel nails are the best choice especially if the siding is to be finished with transparent stain.

Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece. Ring shank would be a good idea on an old house to help the nails stay put. Use no 304 stainless for general siding applications and no 316 for seacoast exposures. Copper nails also react with cedar and should not be used.

Use this grip rite 1 3 4 in. These nails offer a small head design and a ring shank for pull out resistance. The flood pro series by ppg paints comes in a wide range of exterior stains that are ideal for western red cedar products. 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.

5d galvanized shake use this grip rite 1 3 4 in. The head matches the texture of the wood and you can drive the nail flush without splitting the surrounding material.