Site Test: Coil Siding Nailer

Coil nailers that can shoot a 21/4- or 21/2-inch-long siding nail are among the newest air guns on the market. This is one nailer category that holds particular interest to my company. The Farrell Company will do about $3 million worth of remodeling business this year, all in a very high-end residential market. Each year, we install several thousand square feet of various types of wood siding — including finger-jointed redwood and wood shingles, as well as manmade horizontal sidings, such as fiber-cement board and premium hardboards. For this work, air guns excel. In our labor-competitive market, we can’t afford to do this nailing by hand. But we also can’t afford to mess around with overdriven nails, jams,