304 grade stainless steel is best suited for typical outdoor applications to avoid nail corrosion and discoloration.
Roofing nails for treated lumber.
There just aren t ever any applications that require them well i guess there is now.
The head matches the texture of the wood and you can drive the nail flush without splitting the surrounding material.
Used to be common around here but very hard impossible to find locally anymore.
For projects and constructions that will be outdoors or exposed to chemicals found in pressure treated wood hot dipped galvanized nails should be used instead.
The pressure treated wood will eat them.
Meets the minimum requirement for acq treated lumber but is not recommended.
The nails you got are likely electroplated galvanized which is thinner and weaker.
Metabo hpt was hitachi power tools 1 1 2 in 15 degree pneumatic roofing nails 7200 count item 688875.
3 degree electro galvanized steel roofing nails 5 lb pack for applying roofing asphalt shingles insulation board and felt to wood substrates.
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Roofing nails for pressure treated lumber pretty much any roofing supply house will have copper roofing nails though you may be buying them in 5 boxes they aren t cheap.
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My store eighty four store 201.
3 use the grip rite 11 x 1 1 4 in.
Use the grip rite 11 x 1 1 4 in.
A box of 200 wood siding nails runs about 8 10 roughly twice the price of the aluminum nails.
Look for the code g185 on the hardware packaging for your nails.
Galvanization is a process that coats nails with zinc to provide some protection from rust.
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For acq treated lumber we recommend stainless steel roofing coil nails.
I doubt you ll ever find hot dipped galvanized roofing nails.
Most types of nails are not coated but some are treated with materials to lubricate the shank and improve driving efficiency or increase holding strength.
Metabo hpt was hitachi power tools 1 1 4 in 15 gauge electro galvanized steel pneumatic roofing nails 7200 count item 688873.
The manufacturers of acq ca acza and cca and the treated wood industry are all recommending hot dipped galvanized nails and stainless steel nails and screws with their treated wood products.
With pressure treated lumber you must use hot dipped galvanized nails.
1019 route 519 eighty four pa 15330 2813 get directions.
Acq treated lumber redwood cedar and acidic or oil based exotic woods.
For cedar redwood or pressure treated wood a 8d x 2 3 8 stainless steel nail is excellent for face nailing.