Nail Gun For Fiber Cement Siding

The answer is yes.

Nail gun for fiber cement siding.

The makita 2 1 2 in. I can t hold the 4x8 sheets with one hand and nail by hand with the other. The pactool sa907 z clamp makes installing fiber cement panel siding easier faster and safer. Hardie siding is harder fiber cement siding.

A pneumatic nail gun should be used for siding installation especially for harder fiber cement siding. The gun should have adjustments so you can change the pressure used based on the type of siding you are nailing into. It also makes one person installation a reality. Siding coil nailer accepts 1 1 4 in.

For instance you will need a higher air pressure for nailing into fiber cement than you would into pine siding. An ideal pneumatic nail gun should be of 70 to 120 psi air pressure capability for hardie siding projects. Siding coil nailer has a 3 mode selector switch contact sequential lock that is engineered for increased user control and convenience. The z clamp supports many types of panel siding for nailing.

Nails 080 099 shank diameter with a 300 400 magazine capacity and an easy loading canister with nail size adjustment. The makita 2 1 2 in. Adjusts for all siding and flashing thicknesses and 1 4 3 8 and 1 2 siding to flashing gaps. I m stuck replacing some fiber cement hardie board panel siding by myself.

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. While it s recommended to always use a siding nail gun for siding installation in a pinch you may be able to use a framing nailer instead.