Fiber cement Siding attached to cender block
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I have a job proposal attaching Hardie panel sheets to a cinder block home. I plan to glue insulation sheating to the cinder block and attach the Hardie panel using a framing or roofing nailer.
Has anyone used a framing or roofing nailer to attach fiber cement siding to a block home?
I have installed furring strips with tapcons and attached Hardie panels to it, but on this project I am hoping to not use furring strips due to the tapcons spinning in older cinder block.
Jame Hardie installation guide says I can attach directly to cinder block but does not reccomed a specfic nailer.
Looking for advice.
Attached a picture of the cinder block home.
Thanks
Ralph
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A framing nailer won't work unless it has a depth stop, which is uncommon. You'd be having holes and sunken in spots on the panels, butt ugly, bad idea.
A roofing nailer won't work either, it's not strong enough to set nails into cinderblock, nails are probably too short, have big ugly heads that rust easily unless they are SS, or hot dipped.
I would fur it, but why would you even think of using expensive, slow to install tapcons?
Maybe a ramset would hold the furring strips fine, but fugedabout it too. Too slow.
Get a nailer that can drive nails into concrete, maybe your framer would work, try it and see. If it's a weakling try a Bostitch MIII812CNCT t-nailer.
Nail Gun Info
I've used the Max line of high pressure guns and compressors with good success. They may be a bit pricey for one job. The job I worked on was commercial/residential and involved applying the siding, panels and 1" trim directly to CMU and cast in place concrete.
These are links to the gun and closest compressor to what we used 4 years ago...
http://www.maxusacorp.com/product_detail.html?productcode=HN92062 gun
http://www.maxusacorp.com/product_detail.html?productcode=AK98301 compressor
Hopefully I'm not double posting....
-mark
I would plan to attach furring strips to nail to as well. You have a minor nightmare to deal with around the fenestration there on this job.
In Florida?
BTW
When you say "insulation sheathing" do you mean a product that couples foam insulation board and a plywod or OSB?
And how do you plan to glue it on?