"T" nailer on Cedar board and batton?

[Hbarker]

I have a T nailer gun I use for finish trim work.
I also used it on the cedar outside walls of my chicken coop 2 years ago, So far so good.,  I wounder if you guys thought 2 inch galvanised T nails wee good enought for sideing ?
they dont show at all is what i like about it

[Hbarker]

 :D man 82 reads >>...no reply..
Was that a stupid question?

[old joe]

I think nobody has enough info for a real answer.  How thick is the siding? What gauge nails?
But that being said, if it worked on the coop, it should work for siding,  all things being equal...no such thing as a stupid question.

Joe

[Brad_S.]

Like old joe said, I don't have enough knowledge to answer your original question so I didn't. I have used 1 3/4" ring shank galvanized on a very large project and find even with the ring shank, I am experiencing nail pop, so my guess would be finish nails would be a little light duty for b&b. I'll add a photo of the project when the photo gallery comes back on line.

[ljmathias]

I've had too many pull outs and pop-outs with nails over the years- don't use them anymore unless I'm framing a stick built house and even then screw some things together.  Example: I saved a lot of time using galvanized nails to lay my deck down; saved time that I now spend replacing the nails (with screws) as they pop up and snag someones foot.  I buy buckets of screws that either have the modified Phillips driver or square drivers; every once in a while I'll get a bucket with torx drive by mistake.  I've grown to dislike regular Phillips drive screws- always reaming out a screw head or shearing off the drive wings.  Oh, and I never use a cordless drill anymore except at need- got three impact drivers and that's all I ever use now for driving screws- whether for siding, flooring or furniture making.

Overall, screws are more secure when put in and keep things tight for years longer than nails. Just my 2 cents worth...

Lj

[Peder McElroy]

Amen to LJ. Screws hold the best. But it depends on how dry the weather is and how much direct sunlite the building gets. Peder