Using Roof Nails To Install Deck Joist Hangers

This part of your deck construction is labor intensive.

Using roof nails to install deck joist hangers.

Start driving a nail near the top end of the joist then bend it over. An explanation and demonstration of how to install joist hangers and what type of nail to use. In general connector manufacturers recommend 16d and 10d framing nails for anchoring joist hangers to headers or walls and shorter nails called joist hanger nails for anchoring the joists to the joist hangers. For standard joists you will use the 1 1 2 inch galvanized hanger nails to attach the joists using standard joist hangers.

What s more chances are high that the use of these nails would fail a building inspection. Hang the joist with a bent over nail. For standard joist hangers secure the joist hanger to the joist using only 1 1 2 in. The 16d nails will fasten your hanger to the wall ledger while the 10d nails will be nailed through the side flange of the hanger into the joists.

Nail to the joist standard hanger. Roofing nails are not made to withstand the structural forces that are required for joist hanger connectors. Remove the guide and drive nails to attach the hanger. To install start by aligning the top plane of the joist with the top of the rim joist.

Now you can slip the joist into the hanger and drive the nails that go into the joist. Long galvanized joist hanger nails. The joist hanger in this video calls for 10d common galvanized nails. The precise type of nail varies according to the project s characteristics and the make and model of the joist hanger.