Nail gun for cedar shingles

Nail Gun for Cedar Shingles | Installing the Wooden Aesthetics

Coil siding nailers and crown staple guns are among the most suitable nail guns for nailing cedar shingles. As cedar shingles are a bit different from other shingles, to make them sustainable, you need to be precise in nailing these. As for size, the nails should be at least ¾ inches or even more. Nail … Read more

Paslode nail gun repair

Paslode Nail Gun Repair | Servicing Yourself

Nothing is more annoying than your nail gun leaving your side in the middle of a tedious project. Yet, having some patience might help. Common issues include nail jamming, broken O-Ring, damaged battery, and so on. Hold your horses till the end of this article, and repairing your Paslode nail gun will be a breeze. … Read more

how to nail vinyl siding

How to Nail Vinyl Siding (With Video)

You will need your hammer or vinyl siding tools and nails to nail the vinyl siding of your house. Nailing vinyl siding for your home is a simple job, but doing it in the wrong way may bring disaster to your house siding. How to Nail Vinyl Siding Siding is for the protection of the … Read more

How to Install Quarter Round without A Nail Gun

How to Install Quarter Round without A Nail Gun

Though installing a quarter round with a nail gun makes your task easy and quick, you can do it without a nail gun in two ways. Both methods have their own pros and cons, respectively. In this article, I went through all the perks and compromises related to each process to help you pick one … Read more

how to nail hardie board siding

How to Nail Hardie Board Siding (Full Installation Process)

You can do two types of nailing on a Hardie board siding. These are Face nailing and blind nailing. Blind nailing is mainly used with Hardie board siding. This hides the nails and gives the sidings a cleaner look from the outside. Let’s flow the stream further into the details. Table of Contents Toggle How … Read more

nail gun gauge chart

Nail Gun Gauge Chart | a Size Chart for Your Right Nail

Though 15 and 16 gauge nail guns are more popular, that’s not what kills every bird. The more the gauge size, the less the thickness of the nail. That’s how your nail gun gauge chart goes.  If you want to know about the gauge sizes of all nail guns, a nail gun gauge chart is … Read more

porter cable nail gun troubleshooting

Porter Cable Nail Gun Troubleshooting

Having trouble while using a nail gun must be annoying for an artisan. But if you have some troubleshooting knowledge, you can solve such problems on your own. Nailers may refuse to fire or get jammed repeatedly. Yet, they are not difficult to solve.  Rest assured, only unjamming and cleaning your nailer solves most of … Read more

Brad Nailer Tips

Brad Nailer Tips (The Ultimate Guide)

Using a brad nailer is not so tricky if you follow the brad nailer tips properly. To be able to work like a professional, you need to clean and oil the nailer regularly and select the appropriate nail size, firing mode, depth, and air pressure while using protective features such as a no-mar cap and … Read more

nail gun jammed

Nail Gun Jammed | Both Cordless and Pneumatic Addressed

Generally, nailers, whether pneumatic or battery operated, drive fasteners with considerable force. Yet, sometimes nails get caught in the gun when you use the wrong pins or work in a dirty job site. If this happens, the nailer refuses to fire. In consequence, there is no other option except unjamming. If you are interested to … Read more

Can You Use 18 Gauge Nails in a 16 Gauge Nailer

Can You Use 18 Gauge Nails in a 16 Gauge Nailer? Explained

Nail guns are for versatile acts. You may want to use different nails in one nailer to ease your task or save money. But the harsh truth is using one nail gun for several nails makes your job tenacious instead of making it easy. Briefly speaking, you cannot use 18-gauge nails in a 16-gauge nailer.  … Read more