I live in central Texas and my house has 6" wide pine siding. Nails havebeen popping out at an alarming rate. I'm getting ready to paint, so part ofmy prep will be taking care of the nails. Some are sticking out over 1/2inch. I'm sure that if I just hammer them back in they'll just pop outagain.The question is, why not replace those nails with screws? They won't popout, right?Do I risk splitting the wood using screws? (maybe I should countersink?)What kind of screws should I use (galvanized deck screws, stainless steel)?Background info:The house is 16 years old, on it's orignal paint (which is pealing badly).The north side of the house gets no sun exposure, thus no paint peeling, andno nails popping out.The sides with the most exposure have the most peeling and the most nailspopping out.The nails used originally are the ring shank type.Many thanks in advance,Hank

Hank,You're fighting a loosing battle. Small diameter stainless screws will hold for a while (look at what McFeeley offers) but wood and the Texas sun are not compatible. In some municipalities around Dallas the code now prohibits all but vinyl siding or masonary materials...no wood siding.BodenHank wrote:

What type screws for wood siding?

Dec 06, 2003 Last reply: 4 years ago 22 Replies

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hrhofmann 10 years ago

After 13 years I don't think it makes anything of importance what any of us think.

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butch 4 years ago

What kind of person says things like that if you think there not good then hire license contractors don’t be spreading prejudice and hate!

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Ed Pawlowski 4 years ago

You tell him, 18 years later.

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