The last cedar siding job i did i used about 17 000 nails.
Best stapler for cedar shingles.
There are 1 1 2 ss staples for it that are the best thing to use with cedar that won t be finished.
The porter cable us58 is a stapler designed primarily for upholstery use.
Oh one other thing on cedar and larch and redwood shingles especially but generally on all siding they are highly prone to black streaking from the sap corroding the nails and from galvanizing oxidizing so i highly recommend using stainless steel nails if you don t want the siding showing black streaking within the first few years.
Galv staples will bleed.
This staple gun has a wider rubber grip trigger that fits very well in your hand.
A chris yerkes a cedar shingle installer certified by the cedar shake and shingle bureau cssb and owner of cedar works in brewster mass responds.
The roberts model 10 600 professional electric stapler has a 14 gauge 12 foot long power cord.
Best pneumatic nailer for cedar shingles i use a senco sns45xp stapler which shoots 7 16 crown staples.
And you will use a ridiculous amount of nails.
Hand nails or 18 gauge staples in cedar shingles.
The first choice in your list of the best electric staple gun for wood models has a full one year warranty on all parts.
Hand nails or 18 gauge staples in cedar shingles.
Q which is better for attaching sidewall shingles nails or staples.
When i started in the sidewall shingling business i was taught the old school hand nail method for attaching shingles now i m the ripe old age of 47 and i was probably.
I have done a few cedar shingle jobs all siding and it works pretty well.
One of the main reasons for this is that it uses 1 4 inch to 5 8 inch staples which are perfect for holding down material to wood.
Crown stapler tool only.
I am pretty sure the best way to keep cedar shingles on the side of a house is to staple them with a 1 2 inch crown stapler unless anyone would advise differently but i m more interested in any advice or brilliant tips on fastening the ones that you need to face nail gable end triangles or the last row etc.
I always used stainless steel ring shank nails i believe they were about 1 1 2 long for siding.
It could be used for other applications but it works best when you re working with furniture.