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

[Jefro]

I have heard that they are nearly impossible to pull out without 
damaging the members in which they are set.  That makes pulling shiners 
a very destructive task, and shiners are a fact of life even with the 
most careful of nailers.  If I were using these, I'd nail off half the 
shear with regular nails, then pull a string exactly on the middle of 
the studs, and THEN go back and fill in with these.

I would also counter with the question, where on earth can you find 
enough 8d nails to shear a 2000 square foot house for only $60?  We went 
through 3 boxes of gun nails at $85 per box, although granted I live in 
northern California.

Chris Green wrote:
> 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.
>
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