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| NAILING TIPS |
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How many nails will I need? (approximate count)
| BOX NAILS FOR HARDBOARD SIDING |
| 12" Horizontal Siding |
6d - 16d |
1,200 nails per 1,000 Sq. Feet |
| 4' x 8' Panel Siding |
6d - 16d |
3,300 nails per 1,000 Sq. Feet |
| NAILS FOR CEDAR AND REDWOOD WOOD SIDING |
| 1/2" x 4" Siding |
6d - 8d |
2,280 nails per
1,000 Board Feet |
| 1/2" x 6" Siding |
7d - 8d |
1,520 nails per
1,000 Board Feet |
| 3/4" x 8" Siding |
8d - 10d |
1,140 nails per
1,000 Board Feet |
| 3/4" x 10" Siding |
8d - 10d |
912 nails per
1,000 Board Feet |
| 3/4" x 12" Siding |
10d |
760 nails per
1,000 Board Feet |
| FIBER CEMENT SIDING NAILS |
| Lap Siding |
6d - 16d |
9 nails per 12' piece |
| 4' x 8' Panel Siding |
6d - 16d |
16" on Center - 80 Nails |
| 4' x 8' Panel Siding |
6d - 16d |
24" on Center - 64 Nails |
| VINYL SIDING NAILS |
| 1-1/2", 2" and 2-1/2" |
115 nails per Square |
| CEDAR SHAKE SIDING FACE NAILS |
| 16" Shakes |
6d |
360 nails per Square |
| 18" Shakes |
6d |
310 nails per Square |
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| CEDAR SHINGLE NAILS |
16" & 18" - New Roof
Over an old Roof |
3d
5d |
860 nails per Square |
24" - New Roof
Over an old Roof |
4d
6d |
570 nails per Square |
| ASPHALT & FIBERGLASS SHINGLE NAILS |
| On New Roof |
1-1/4" |
320 nails per Square |
| Over an Old Roof |
1-3/4" |
320 nails per Square |
| DECKING NAILS |
| 5/4" x 6" Decking Joists spaced 16" O.C. |
8d - 10d |
460 nails per 100 Square Feet |
| 2" x 4" Decking Joists spaced 16" O.C. |
10d - 16d |
550 nails per 100 Square Feet |
| 2" x 6" Decking Joists spaced 16" O.C. |
10d - 16d |
460 nails per 100 Square Feet |
| DRYWALL NAILS |
| Single Layer 3/8" x 1/2" 5/8" Board |
1-1/4"
1-5/8" |
2,000 nails per 1,000 Square Feet |
| Double Layer 3/8" 1st Ply - 2nd Ply |
1-1/4"
1-5/8" |
1,000 nails per 1,000 Square Feet each Ply |
| UNDERLAYMENT & PLYWOOD NAILS |
| 1/4" Pressed and Plywood Underlayment |
1-1/4" |
500 nails per 100 Square Feet |
| 3/8" Pressed and Plywood Underlayment |
1-1/2" |
500 nails per 100 Square Feet |
| 1/2", 5/8" 3/4" Plywood and Sheathing |
2" & 2-1/2" |
150 nails per 100 Square Feet |
| 1" Plywood Subfloor |
3" |
150 nails per 100 Square Feet |
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Maze Nails made from recycled steel!
Maze Nails uses only the highest quality domestic, re-melted steel. By using re-melted steel, the obvious environmental benefit is that no additional mining must be done to meet our steel demands and less steel is thrown into landfills. The scrap steel that we generate while making nails heads goes right back to the steel mills for re-melting... along with steel from scrapped automobiles, I-beams, radiators, etc.
We re-claim most of the raw materials we consume; such as zinc, steel, and certain acids. Many nail manufacturers, including Maze Nails, "pickle" their steel in an acid bath prior to making it into nails. After several years and hundreds of thousands of dollars, we now have a completely self-contained Acid Recovery Unit. The unit converts the harmful, spent acids into useful raw materials we then can offer to other companies. The "ferrous sulfate" which this equipment extracts, for example, is used in fertilizers, pharmaceuticals and even in snack foods.
We use millions of pounds of zinc in our unique Double Hot-Dip Nail Galvanizing (STORMGUARD®) process. All of our waste zinc is recycled into useful materials - which are then used in paint pigments, car tires, etc. So, our zinc by-products are being utilized too.
All Maze nails and spikes are packaged in cardboard boxes which are made from recycled paper products - and many of our price lists and literature pieces are printed on recycled paper too. Maze Nails has a strong commitment to using quality recycled materials whenever we can - and to insuring that our manufacturing process results in reclaimable products!
So there you have it, the "green" side of Maze Nails.
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