Which nail gun for log cabin roofing

[iain3915]

I'm soon to build a log cabin and don't fancy manually nailing on all the roof boards - by my estimate it is about 500 nails! I would be nailing 18mm pine/spruce roofing boards into large pine/spruce purlins.

Would something like this Roybi 16g nailer be "man enough" for the job, or are the nails not strong enough? https://uk.ryobitools.eu/power-tools/nailers-and-staplers/nailers/r18n16g/r18n16g-1/

Any alternative suggestions?

 

[big-all]

i have that very nail gun and unfortunately you need a big head nail to be any good for pull out and they are small head T nails onley

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Ideally a first fix nailer using offset full-head nails. A 15ga nailer might do the job at a pinch, but 15ga nails have far less pull-out resistance than 1st fix nails and I for one wouldn't trust them anywhere other than a very sheltered spot

 

[kingandy2nd]

I have one of these and can recommend it...might be a bit expensive if you’ve only got one job to use it on: https://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product...63-18V-2X5.0-Li-Ion-Brushless-Xr-Nail-Gun-Kit

 

[iain3915]

Thanks Andy - I'll keep my eye out for a used version. Expensive for one job but hopefully I could recoup my money selling it on.

 

[^woody^]

Just get something like a Fatmax High Velocity welded hammer.

500 nails are nothing.

 

[foxhole]

Would think nailer is more likely to split timber and if it does nail will be fully home and difficult to remove?