Comments on: The Bostitch Hurriquake: A Good Nail for a Bad Day http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/11/the-bostitch-hurriquake-a-good-nail-for-a-bad-day/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:42:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Stuart Deutsch http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/11/the-bostitch-hurriquake-a-good-nail-for-a-bad-day/#comment-117490 Stuart Deutsch Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:11:33 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/11/the-bostitch-hurriquake-a-good-nail-for-a-bad-day/#comment-117490 Here is a link to the video - the testing demo starts at about the 3 1/2 minute mark. http://www.videodome.com/mm4/templates/twizardpopup.asp?uid=592&TemplateID=638 According to the video, it costs $15 extra per average 2000 sq foot house to use the Hurriquake nails instead of conventional ones. Here is a link to the video - the testing demo starts at about the 3 1/2 minute mark.

http://www.videodome.com/mm4/templates/twizardpopup.asp?uid=592&TemplateID=638

According to the video, it costs $15 extra per average 2000 sq foot house to use the Hurriquake nails instead of conventional ones.

]]> By: Chuck Cage http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/11/the-bostitch-hurriquake-a-good-nail-for-a-bad-day/#comment-117472 Chuck Cage Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:54:39 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/11/the-bostitch-hurriquake-a-good-nail-for-a-bad-day/#comment-117472 Mel: When I was researching these last year, it was my understanding that it's not meant to be a cost saver -- in other words, you don't use less. You use the same amount, and end up with sheathing that's much less likely to rip off in high wind. While nothing's going to hold a house together in strong enough wind, there's a lot of damange to homes on the edges of storms -- those that see high sustained winds, but not high enough to move the largest debris -- that's preventable. I don't know if Bostitch offers it on their website, but one of the most compelling arguments for this nail is a video they made during their initial testing. A university (I forget which now) built a machine that applies suction to an entire 4' x 8' sheet of plywood sheathing attached to a correct rafter structure -- enough to suck the plywood right off. They ran tests with a wide variety of available nails, including the Hurriquakes, and the results were telling. The nails really do hold better. And the cost per house is surprisingly little. I spoke to a contractor who'd installed them, and they estimated around $50/house. When Eric wrote this post, I noticed that the price per box seems to be the same or lower. Anyway, just my $0.02 as someone who spent some time researching. Mel: When I was researching these last year, it was my understanding that it’s not meant to be a cost saver — in other words, you don’t use less. You use the same amount, and end up with sheathing that’s much less likely to rip off in high wind.

While nothing’s going to hold a house together in strong enough wind, there’s a lot of damange to homes on the edges of storms — those that see high sustained winds, but not high enough to move the largest debris — that’s preventable.

I don’t know if Bostitch offers it on their website, but one of the most compelling arguments for this nail is a video they made during their initial testing. A university (I forget which now) built a machine that applies suction to an entire 4′ x 8′ sheet of plywood sheathing attached to a correct rafter structure — enough to suck the plywood right off. They ran tests with a wide variety of available nails, including the Hurriquakes, and the results were telling. The nails really do hold better.

And the cost per house is surprisingly little. I spoke to a contractor who’d installed them, and they estimated around $50/house. When Eric wrote this post, I noticed that the price per box seems to be the same or lower.

Anyway, just my $0.02 as someone who spent some time researching.

]]> By: mel ezzo http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/11/the-bostitch-hurriquake-a-good-nail-for-a-bad-day/#comment-117213 mel ezzo Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:35:47 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/11/the-bostitch-hurriquake-a-good-nail-for-a-bad-day/#comment-117213 I heard about these quite awhile ago and was unimpressed then and still am. I think they are a answer to a question that wasn't asked. So I should pay more, and then use less to end up explaining to inspectors its ok? i just don't think they will make it in todays extra tough market. I heard about these quite awhile ago and was unimpressed then and still am. I think they are a answer to a question that wasn’t asked. So I should pay more, and then use less to end up explaining to inspectors its ok? i just don’t think they will make it in todays extra tough market.

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