Nails For James Hardie Siding

Fasteners must be corrosion resistant galvanized or stainless steel.
Nails for james hardie siding. The stormguard double hot dipped galvanized coating on these nails ensures excellent long term rust protection. Do not over drive nail heads or drive nails at an angle. Also available painted in the hardie colorplus colors. James hardie prefers and recommends installation of hardieplank lap siding by the blind nailing technique such that fasteners are hidden by the course above.
From the ends of the plank. How to install hardie siding with a nail gun. From the ends of the plank. 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.
So while going for any hardie siding project it s necessary to predrill holes near the edges. Fasteners shall be installed between 1 in. We ve been providing a better way to build for over 100 years. With its dedicated pneumatic coil nailer the tetragrip siding fastening system drives as fast as a nail and has the holding power of a screw.
Hardie board is harder and more brittle than a normal wooden surface. Wider width sidings require blind roofing nails. These nails meet the blind and face nail specification for lap siding 8 1 4 or less. High nails are very common from inexperienced james hardie installers because they think the nails can go anywhere above the nail line.
From the top edge and no closer than 3 8 in. If nail is countersunk caulk nail hole and add a nail. Fast secure installation without fastening to studs. Using a pneumatic coil siding nail gun is a much better idea than going for hand nailing.
The hardienail tetragrip siding fastening system is a technological breakthrough for james hardie fiber cement siding siding installers. From the top edge and no closer than 3 8 in. Fasteners shall be installed between 1 in. James hardie prefers and recommends installation of hardieplank lap siding by the blind nailing technique such that fasteners are hidden by the course above.
Electro galvanized nails are acceptable for use with james hardie siding products but may exhibit premature corrosion.