Screws Or Nails For Hardie Siding

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.

Screws or nails for hardie siding.

Use a number 8 1 1 4 inch long by 0 375 inch wide hd ribbed wafer head or equivalent screw on steel studs. Place pin backs no closer than 1 in. From the ends of the plank. The nail shall be nailed flush to the surface not countersunk and.

The term applies to a nailing screwing method for joining hardieplank planks to hide nail or screw fasteners. Headed siding nails are allowed. Aluminum siding nails 1 these grip rite 1 1 2 in. From plank ends and 3 4 in.

From plank edge into min. These grip rite 1 1 2 in. Nails are recommended for pin backs. The manufacturer does not list an appropriate wood stud screw.

From the top edge and no closer than 3 8 in. Learn how to nail hardieplank lap siding with this instructional video from james hardie. Fasteners shall be installed between 1 in. Aluminum siding nails 1 lb pack feature a large head and thin smooth shank that helps to reduce wood splitting.

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. Pin backs are not a substitute for blind or face nailing. James hardie prefers and recommends installation of hardieplank lap siding by the blind nailing technique such that fasteners are hidden by the course above.