TOTT Editor's Choice Award Winner: HurriQuake Ring Shank Plastic Collated Sheathing Nailby Bostitch

  • Source: BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine
  • Publication date: 2007-08-15
Bostitch HurriQuake Ring Shank Plastic Collated Sheathing Nail

HurriQuake Ring Shank Plastic Collated Sheathing Nail

Bostitch. The HurriQuake nail features a 25 percent larger head with increased holding power to resist uplift forces that can cause nails to pull through sheathing during extreme winds, the company says. It also has an aggressive ring geometry on its shank that reduces withdrawal failure. The combined technologies give the nail a rating for hurricane wind conditions and gusts of up to 170 mph; the nails exceed Miami-Dade County code. The nail's design also provides up to 50 percent more resistance to lateral shearing due to earthquake conditions, according to the maker. Cost: $38-$43 per box. 800-556-6696. www.bostitch.com.