{"product_id":"ametalin-cap-nails","title":"Ametalin Cap Nails™ Box of 250","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmetalin Cap Nails are collated strips of ten nails, each with a 25 mm impact resistant polymer cap on a 25 mm ring shank galvanised nail. Box of 250, supplied as 25 strips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy a cap rather than a staple\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA staple holds a membrane by two thin wire legs. Ametalin put the holding power of a cap nail at over twenty times a plain nail or staple, because the cap spreads the wind load across 25 mm of membrane instead of concentrating it on a slit. On an exposed site, or on a frame that will stand wrapped for weeks before the cladding arrives, that is the difference between a wrap that is still on the wall and one that has torn off at every fixing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIt also seals the hole it makes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cap sits over the penetration, so the fixing point stays sealed against air, vapour and water rather than becoming a leak in the barrier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTimber framing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are for timber. Fix at 300 mm centres on a timber framed cavity wall and 150 mm centres direct to stud, before the cladding goes on. On a foam cored product such as \u003ca href=\"\/products\/thermalbreak-7\"\u003eThermalBreak 7\u003c\/a\u003e, drive the cap so it holds without crushing the foam. For steel framing, use \u003ca href=\"\/products\/trade-select-double-sided-fixing-tape\"\u003eDouble Sided Fixing Tape\u003c\/a\u003e instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use the strip\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake one strip of ten from the box, place the point of the last cap nail where the fixing goes, centre the cap on the stud, tap to start then drive it home, and twist the rest of the gang off. End tabs let you use the last cap in the strip.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ametalin","offers":[{"title":"Box of 250","offer_id":45385989685430,"sku":"CN-250","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/3995\/3590\/files\/CAP-NAILS-FROM-DRIVE-7.jpg?v=1787845170","url":"https:\/\/awbm.com.au\/products\/ametalin-cap-nails","provider":"AWBM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}