Nail guns help with roofing, framing, flooring, finishing, etc. to help to fasten material quicker and more efficiently, it’s significantly faster than nailing them by hand.
There are two basic types of nail guns, pneumatic (air driven) and cordless (gas driven) and each has it’s own advantages and disadvantages, being aware of how the nail gun will be put to use plays a major role in determining which one is the right tool for the job.
Pneumatic Nail Guns
A major consideration is just making the tool accessible sometimes for smaller jobs it’s easier and quicker to nail it by hand, however once in ready the gun nailer is much faster in the long run. Pneumatic nailers requires you to have a compressor nearby and to have to drag around the air hose as you move, and there’s the noise when it’s running. Thus if you’re working in a stationary place like a saw deck or you aren’t moving to fast you can drag it along as you go.
Cordless Nail Guns
Cordless gun nailers on the other hand are much quieter as it uses a battery or battery and gas cylinder to drive the nails. The downside of cordless units is that it tends to drive nails less consistently, for example when the battery is fresh and when it starts to run down. You also need to have one or more batteries to avoid down time. Cordless units also requires a little more maintenance and cleaning.
Nail guns come in all sizes for framers to finishers, from pin nailers, to brad nailers, to 18 gauge nails for rough framing. While some units are made specifically for finishing, flooring, roofing or framing they usualy have a little bit of adjustment for the length of the nail, and the material being fastened. Be aware that depth adjustment is easier on some nail guns than others, and some finish nailers may be able to work as light framing nailer in a pinch while some couldn’t.
