Customer Reviews

Bostitch RH-S8DR113-HQ 2-1/2-by-0.113-Inch Hurriquake 21-Degree Plastic Collated Stick Framing Nails, 5000 per Box

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Just be careful, the PN here matches Bostitch site for these however all the pictures are incorrect. All of them show these nails coated as either zinc or galvanized finished and they are not, the box says bright finish. I have them rusting in the box after a week on my covered patio. I've shot a few hundred of these and they shoot fine and seems strong but I'm using them in Florida and they will surely rust out in record time and as such they probably are not even up to code for here. So unless you live somewhere dry and cold find a galvanized nail. Great price but not when you have to buy twice (a galvanized replacement). Anyone want to buy 4000 nails? Looks like I have a few hundred nails to re-shoot.

Overall I Absolutely love the nails - Rings on bottom really grip fiberous wood (i.e. 2 x 4-6-8) while the spiral at the top grips the Sheathing ( OSB or Plywood.) I used them on a large garage / shed and once the first on has been driven in there is no going back. 50% of the time if I tried to pull a nail out with a hammer the head will bend or break off. A++ ++ for holding power.
What I didn't like.
I am a mechanical Engineer and have worked as a packaging engineer. Problem is that Amazon is using the Bostitch box to send the Nails UPS / FedEx etc, something it was never designed for. Box is perfect for being stacked on a pallet and shipped to a home improvement store, but it can't take the rough automated handling of a major shipper. Problem is nails come COLLATED on plastic strips that are designed to break when being shot from the nail gun. Result is that when the box gets bumped around and crushes (in my case 1" dent in one corner) all the nail STRIPS in that corner get broken into shorter lengths which often jam in my F21PL Nailer.Bostitch F21PL Round Head 1-1/2-Inch to 3-1/2-Inch Framing Nailer with Positive Placement Tip and Magnesium Housing Reason for jam is that nail spacing is off. Amazon has not clued in that these "nails" are fragile. If Amazon is going to sell them by the box, then they need to ship them inside another box with a good 2+" or styrofoam around them.
A note to the people at Bostitch if you are reading. Please add large print to your box saying " this box is not intened for shipment by UPS, USPS, FedEx, DHL or other courier. Or if you want to sell to Amazon, create a custom shipable box for them. ( This dislike is aimed at the packaging not the nails - Minus one star.)
Also the nails rust easily if left in direct contact with water. I have had the nails in my basement for 2 years and no rust issues. I just built a shed and ran out of time to get it shingled the same day. The next morning there were dime sized rust spots around each nail head. In comparison the framing nails had some minor rust but no where near as much as the Huriquake nails. Also a few sticks got left out overnight in the rain and had excessive surface rust compared to the framing nails. ( minus a second star) Next box I buy will be the galvenized version.
In Summary - Nails great - Packaging for UPS etc courier shipment needs beefing up - don't let them get wet.
When this box is empty I will be buying another.
Jim C

Building a new single family residence in east central Florida very near the coast. Framing & roofing contractors were unaware of the product which I happened to see in Popular Science magazine, and then checked out the product test video at Bostitch. Amazon delivered the nails before any specialty hardware had them on the shelves or could even order them in.

Bostitch will tell you any make of nailer that's compatible. All nails had uniform quality - I bought a nailer (on Amazon for about half what they are straight retail) and turned my neighbor on who's also building a new house. For under $300 (@ 2,500 square feet) we have the tightest roof decking for many miles around!!!

I see why these are called hurriquake nails. I had to resheet my whole house after a hail storm and purchased this type of nail. The first thing is, put them in the right spot the first time as you cannot pull the nail out! They are a stiffer nail don't bend and if the pressure is right the heads are smooth to the surface. Only type I buy now.

I have ever seen for a sheathing nail. While I live in hurricane alley and this product was a non-brainer because of that, I cant see why almost anyone building a new home wouldnt consider these for their significantly higher holding power given a relatively small premium in price to standard alternatives.

Highly recommended.

After reading the data on these nails, I purchased a box of the .131 and requested that our builder use them to attach structural 1 OSB to studs. This is a retrofit project so the studs are dry (50yrs dry) In the field, they report that the nails are bending. They are not penetrating the OSB properly or the studs are too dry. Since here in CA we are concerned with shear not hurricane pressure, we switched to 10d instead. Shipping was nearly as much as the product.

We do sesimic retrofits in the Seattle area (waiting for the big one) and use these for shear wall applications on the pony walls in basements for these wonderful old Seattle houses where city code calls for a nailing pattern every 4" around the perimeter and every 6" in the field. We use a structural engineer to sign off on these projects and provide a letter stating how much the strength of the house has been increased. If you make a mistake, don't even think about pulling one of these out, it won't work!

Our engineer was very impressed, as are our clients. Fortunately, no one else in this business in Seattle has advertised their use, which is fine with me.

Please buy these if you want a very strong house...but not in Seattle!

I am a Florida builder and I purchased both the .113 and the .131 hurriquake nails. One order has been shipped back because the stick nails were obviously factory seconds (ie: many of the "sticks" were not complete...just bits and pieces.) The second order arrived in a damaged Bostich box that had been taped up and a sticker on the box stated "Recieved possibly damaged". Again, the nails appeared to have arrived from some warehouse that threw the nails into a box...taped it up and shipped it out. There were also a number of nails thrown in the box that were not complete "sticks" just bits and pieces. I will not be buying from this source again.