[Greenbuilding] Bostich Hurriquake Fasteners (Nails...)

[Chris Green]

A nail is a nail...well, not any more.

Following up on an articles in Popular Science and  Fine Homebuilding, I 
went over to the Bostich page and had a look at the new Hurriquake® 
fasteners.

These are designed to be a better fastener and for use on sheathing, 
etc., in hurricane-, high wind-, and earthquake-prone areas.
They require an air nailer, and cost about 25% more than ordinary nails 
($75 vs. $60) for the 8,000 or so needed for the sheathing on a standard 
2,000 sq. ft house.

Has anyone had any experience with these yet?

http://www.bostitch.com/default.asp?TYPE=STATIC&PAGE=HOME.HTM

Cheers,

Chris Green.