I think rs or screw type would hold best on such a hard base.
Roofing or siding nailer for hardiebacker.
To 2 1 2 in and 15 wire collated coil siding nails from 1 3 4 in.
Again roofing nailers usually don t come with adjustable depth of drive settings and it limits their applications.
The nails load from the side for efficiency.
To build your house it required a siding nailer to tight wood and furniture.
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.
Roofing nailers are perfect for dealing with asphalt shingles fiberglass insulation board waterproof tar paper etc.
James hardie is the world leader in fiber cement siding and backerboard.
I m stuck replacing some fiber cement hardie board panel siding by myself.
Roofing nails are best for a softer material.
Coil siding nailer is designed for working on siding cedar shingles roof and wall sheathing and wood fencing and is compatible with 15 plastic collated coil siding nails from 1 1 4 in.
The freeman pcn65 pneumatic 15 2 1 2 in.
I would use my siding nailer bostich n66c with rs nails a good gun for 179 recon lokked like new like how lightweight it is for ladder use.
So we need to clean frequently.
Those limitations are negligible if you are going to do roofing or re roofing.
These nailers come with longer size thereby can be used longer distance siding.
I can t hold the 4x8 sheets with one hand and nail by hand with the other.
A brief description of a siding nailer and a roofing nailer.
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.
It s enough to carry out a siding job correctly.
I found an old archived post that said to use a siding nailer i m only replacing 7 sheets it seems ridiculous to spend 350 on a gun to install 250 worth of siding.
You won t get any benefit using them interchangeably.
Siding nailers are used for wood fiber cement bright side and other projects.
Short nail with the full head is used with siding nailer.
Siding nailers are appropriate for siding tasks and roofing nailers are suitable for roofing tasks.
I need a gun.
Types of siding nailer.
Roofing nailer is less potent than siding nailer.
Other jobs can t be done accurately.
We ve been providing a better way to build for over 100 years.
I am doing a specific job correctly.
Considering these roofing nailer isn t recommended for your siding task.
You can still use a roofing nailer with 1 inch galvanized nails if you can make it blind nail so that the nail heads can t be visible at all.