Vinyl Siding Nails

To install vinyl siding to the soffit and fascia area on your home nail lengths of j channel along the inner edge of the fascia leaving the nail heads out about 1 32 to 1 16 of an inch.

Vinyl siding nails.

Compare click to add item grip fast 1 1 2 vinyl siding nail 50 lb. Simply go outside grab the lower edges of a siding course and try to slide it back and forth photo 1. Box to the compare list. Diamond point makes driving the nail easy and true.

Large flat head allows proper hanging of siding. Instead leave a minimum of approximately 1 32 0 8mm clearance the thickness of a dime between the fastener head and the vinyl siding to prevent panel buckling as temperatures change. Add to list click to add item grip fast 1 1 2 vinyl siding nail 50 lb. Start nailing vertical siding and trim pieces in the top of the uppermost slots to hold them in position.

The problem should be easy to diagnose. Vinyl siding must be attached loosely center nails in slots to permit expansion and contraction of the siding. Find vinyl siding nails at lowe s today. Drive rite aluminum nails are used for applying vinyl siding.

Also suitable for application of asphalt shingles. Box to your list. Maze nail 2 1 2 8d cedartone ring shank splitless siding nail 1 lb. You can use a hand powered staple gun but both nails and staples must penetrate the backing.

Shipping ship to store free. Next measure and cut the siding to fit the measurements of your soffit and push each panel into the j channel. Vinyl siding tends to expand and contract considerably with temperature changes. Do not drive the head of the fastener tightly against the siding nail hem.

If you are installing vinyl siding manually with no power tools then nails are your only real option.