Sourcing Appropriate Fencing Nails

[TheJay]

Hello there,

I have bought some feather edge fence panels and need to make them smaller.

The nails used are round heads 38mm x 2.1 galvanised. Looking online, those are used in a nail gun and I don't have one.

Can someone please tell me the closest match I can get to this? I only need about 50 in total.

I couldn't find anything near these dimensions that was galvanised.

Thanks.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

I think you are over thinking this. Loose nails are low cost, high weight items which simply aren't worth selling on line (shipping charges would be through the roof). So go to a local ironmonger and ask for some 1-1/2in round head nails. Some things just aren't worth doing on the 'net.

Collated nails are a different issue to loose nails - they are a much higher cost (per unit item) but are worth using if you are a tradesman because the use of a nail gun reduces the labour content by more than the extra cost of the collated nails. Same goes for all tools using collated fasteners

 

[^woody^]

Pardon our interruption...

50mm, 50 pack £3.99

 

[bsr]

Easyfix Round Wire Galvanised Corrosion-Resistant 2.65 x 40mm 1kg Pack

Order online at Screwfix.com. Galvanised. Corrosion-resistant. Suitable for general construction applications. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 5 minutes.

www.screwfix.com

 

[Deleted member 174758]

50mm, 50 pack £3.99

50 nails for £4, or 8p a nail My local ironmonger (who still sells by weight, not in small pre-packs) would be green with envy at the ridiculously high price. Both the local builders merchants sell nail by the kilogram - at about £4 to £5 a kilo

 

[TheJay]

Thanks for all your replies. We don't have an iron monger around here, I did check.

Fortunately, my neighbour returned from his holiday and he makes a living from putting up fencing. He gave me a 1kg bag of 40mm galvanised round wire nails from a company called Border Fencing in Bromsgrove.