Cedar Siding Fasteners

Railing posts may require stronger fasteners such as hex bolts or nuts and washers.

Cedar siding fasteners.

More product details close. Blunt nails are harder to drive but less likely to split wood. We don t recommend using screws when installing western red cedar siding because there is a tendency to overdrive them. These grip rite 1 1 2 in.

Aluminum siding nails 1 lb pack feature a large head and thin smooth shank that helps to reduce wood splitting. Blind fastening systems create an attractive fastener free deck surface. 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. Hot dipped galvanized is the most widely used and one of the most economical fasteners and aluminum is an option too.

These fasteners are all corrosion resistant. Blind fastening systems are the ideal complement to the beauty of western red cedar decking. Stainless steel nails are the best choice when fastening cedar siding especially if the siding is to be finished with transparent or semitransparent stain. Use 3 10d nails to fasten decking with a nominal thickness of 2 51 mm and 2 1 2 64 mm 8d nails on decking with nominal thickness of 1 1 4 32 mm.

Stainless steel nails and screws are far more resistant to corrosion than galvanized or ceramic coated fasteners and will not leave unattractive stains in your wood as shown below. 304 stainless for general siding applications. They are good for installing aluminum or vinyl siding. We recommend stainless steel fasteners for all of your cedar projects.

Aluminum siding nails 1 these grip rite 1 1 2 in. They employ metal clips and or joist top brackets that fasten the sides or bottom of the deck board to the joists so that no fasteners are visible. Siding nails can be countersunk or hidden with a coat of paint. Nails can be blunted by tapping the points with a hammer.

Copper nails also react with cedar and should not be used. Grades of stainless steel many people are not aware the stainless steel fasteners come in different grades. You can use double hot dipped galvanized siding nails meeting astm a153 standards but we only recommend that if the siding or trim is pre primed and going to be top coated with solid stain. Stainless steel is the best choice but hot dipped galvanized is the most widely used and economical.