I am part way through helping daughter replace 20m run of feather edge fencing. The easy bit has been done, with existing concrete posts, brackets and all arris rails in place. I have conflicting advice from builder friends on the use of a nail gun for fixing the overlapping boards. I have the opportunity to borrow for a short period a Paslode 1st fix nail gun, and use 51mm or 63mm) galvanised nails .
However builder friend, owner of nail gun thinks it will be too powerful for the job. He regularly uses it for loft extensions. framing, and tile battens, so his reservations have to be respected, but he thinks a 2nd fix brad nailer most suitable, or just use galvanised nails and a hammer. Other people think a 1st fix nailer is more suited the task.
Anybody here used either or both?
PS1 FE boards will be overlapped by about 15mm with the single nailing through the overlap section.
PS2 It adds up to about 950 nails so manual hammering risks RSI. At least CV restrictions suggest working in the outdoors should be ok:)
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DIY Query - Fencing new
DIY Query - Fencing new