Nails & Construction Fasteners
Types of Nails & Construction Fasteners
Common Nail
common wire nail · box common nail
A common nail is the general-purpose wire nail — a thick shank with a flat head, used for rough framing and co…
Box Nail
box wire nail · sinker nail
A box nail is a lighter-gauge version of a common nail — a thinner shank that drives into wood with less split…
Finish Nail
finishing nail · trim nail
A finish nail has a small barrel head that is driven below the surface and puttied over, leaving a nearly invi…
Brad Nail
brad · 18-gauge brad
A brad is a very thin 18-gauge nail with a tiny head, driven by a brad nailer into delicate trim and moldings …
Casing Nail
casing finish nail · trim casing nail
A casing nail is a finish nail with a slightly larger, often cupped or countersunk head, sized for door and wi…
Roofing Nail
roof nail · shingle nail
A roofing nail is a short, heavy-gauge nail with a large flat head that holds shingles and roofing felt withou…
Framing Nail
collated nail · stick nail
A framing nail is a heavy collated nail — paper, plastic, or wire-collated for a framing nailer — used to fram…
Concrete Nail
masonry nail · hardened nail
A concrete nail is a hardened steel nail driven directly into concrete, block, or brick with a hammer to faste…
Duplex Nail
double-head nail · scaffold nail
A duplex nail has two heads — one seated against the work and a second raised head for easy pulling. It is the…
Ring Shank Nail
annular ring nail · ring nail
A ring shank nail has concentric ridges along the shank that lock into wood fibers, greatly increasing pull-ou…
Screw Shank Nail
spiral nail · spiral shank nail
A screw shank nail has a spiral thread-like shank that twists into the wood as it is driven, holding tightly i…
Corrugated Fastener
wiggle nail · corrugated nail
A corrugated fastener is a corrugated metal strip driven across a miter or butt joint to hold it together whil…