Up to 25 percent larger effective head area that adds increased pull-through resistance and decreases overdriving of nails
Deep Ring Technology delivers outstanding holding power in hurricane conditions
Screw Shank fills voids in sheathing created by rings, while the smooth shank provides increased shear strength at primary stress point for earthquake conditions
Easy to identify head ID to aid building inspectors
Editorial Review:
4,000 Count, 2-1/2" x .131, Bostitch, Hurriquake Nail, Disaster Resistant Fastener Designed To Reduce The Potential For Major Structural Damage, Engineered For Up To 2 Times Resistance To High Winds, Rated For Hurricane Wind Conditions & Gusts Up To 170 MPH, 50% More Resistance To Earthquake Conditions Than A Regular Sheathing Nail, 25% Larger Head Area With Easily Identifiable Code Markings, Aggressive Screw Shank, Deep Ring Shank For Increased Holding Power, Improved Plastic Collation, Exceeds Miami-Dade County Code, Fits Bostitch F21PL True Value #632545, N88RH True Value #411135 & N88RH-2MCN True Value #373654.
The Hurriquake's cutting edge design makes a stronger nail that can stand up to Mother Nature.
Every now and then a special product comes along and turns the construction market on its head. The Bostitch Hurriquake™ Nail, designed to withstand the most prolific hurricanes and violent earthquakes, is one of those products. Not all nails are created equal, and many are simply not tough enough to do battle with Mother Nature when She really brings it on.
When Bostitch engineer Ed Sutt set out to develop the world's most advanced sheathing nail, he focused on enhancing the head and the shaft. What he came up with won Popular Science's 2006 Innovation of the Year honor. Welcome to the next generation of nails.
The Head The Hurriquake's head is 25% larger than traditional sheathing nails. Why? Hurricane force winds create a powerful vacuum-like phenomenon called uplift that often rips standard nail heads through roof sheathing. The typical result after a big storm is an insurance and construction disaster: hundreds of houses without roofs, and many without walls, too. Thanks to the enlarged head, Hurriquake nails can withstand uplift forces of a whopping 271 pounds per square foot, substantially more than other nails. The head also has two other features worth mentioning. First, every head is marked for identification during code inspection (HQ1 or HQ2, depending on which thickness you're using). This should save contractors a lot of hassle. Second, the patented design prevents you from driving nails in too deep. The benefit of this is significantly less counter-sinking and pulling through in bad conditions.
Shank Design Discussions of nail shaft design don't normally excite, but the Hurriquake's shank is such a departure from the norm that it deserves a serious look. Typical nails are smooth near the bottom, and consequently they pull out when under stress. Hurriquake nails, on the other hand, feature a special ring geometry that grabs hold of the wood when pulled. Hurriquake nails are rated to hold in gusts up to 170 mph. and are strong enough to outperform Miami-Dade County's code. Regular nails also have a series of parallel rings on the upper part of the shank. Unfortunately, these rings create voids (or spaces) in the sheathing they're meant to hold in place, making the nails prone to losing their hold or breaking in hairy conditions. By contrast, the Hurriquake's shaft actually fills voids in sheath ing, thereby increasing hold strength.
Earthquakes Hurricanes have gotten the lion's share of media attention recently, but it shouldn't be overlooked that the Hurriquake is also designed to minimize structural damage wrought by earthquakes. After a major earthquake, it's common for structures to lean or droop. That's because earthquakes put a huge amount of stress at an angle perpendicular to the nail, a phenomenon known as shear load. When the load becomes too much for the nails to bear, they bend or snap and the structure fails. With Hurriquake nails, the chances of this happening are minimal. Hurriquake's "ring shank" stops halfway up to leave the middle of the nail, which takes the biggest beating during an earthquake, at its maximum thickness. This additional strength offers up to 50% more resistance to earthquakes forces.
What's in the Box 4,000 2-inch-by-2-1/2-inch-by-.131-inch plastic collated stick framing nails
Hurriquake's shank technology provides a tight hold in gusts up to 170 mph.
The exceptional shear force capacity enables structures to better withstand earthquakes.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
Retrofitted my house in Hawaii:
From reading some of the reviews from 2006, it seems there were some quality problems or counterfeits at that time, but the box of nails I received in May 2008 had none of the problems described. The nails appeared to be of high quality and were uniform. Houses in Hawaii often have open beam construction, so I just had a carpenter pound in the nails at all structural joins, then had him install hurricane straps for good measure. When you order, the default is to pay for shipping, but if you... more info
Scientific breakthrough:
I know this product has had some poor reviews, mostly all related to beat up boxes and loose and broken nails. However my nails arrived in great conditon. The box was beat up but it didn't affect the quality of nails. This is a breakthrough nail that I first read about in Popular Science about a year plus ago. I was sold after reading the article and suggest you look for it online. I would think everybody loves these nails, except for the person who nails it in and changes his mind and tries to pull it out.... more info
Poor Shipping and quality.:
This review is poor because there was no packaging at all and nearly all strips of nails were broken and unusable. It was just a box full of broken strips of nails, not in a factory box. Also, the nails looked to be defects, all the spiral sections of the shank were rough and the grooves didn't look very deep as compaired to the nails that came with my new framing nailer (same nails). Feel free to buy nailers here, just not the nails.
Repackaged Seconds:
Whoever supplies for Amazon should be fired. These nails are obviously factory seconds. The nails were thrown in a generic box like a rat's nest (not the manufacturer's box) with most of the stick nails damaged. The nails could not be used in a nail gun as per the manufacturer....the nails were not complete sticks...just bits and pieces. (Think of trying to load a stapler with individual staples and you will get a sense of how these nails arrived.)
