Louis Brandt
04-06-2009, 12:43 PM
Hello,
I still want to buy a compressor and nailer kit, and I’m interested in the Porter-Cable kit that Home Depot sells that has the 16 gauge finish nailer and the 18 gauge brad nailer.
I’ve read some postings that suggest that a 16 gauge nailer isn’t sufficient for installing trim and that you need a 15 gauge nailer, but I’ve read others that say that a 16 gauge nailer is fine for trim.
I’m planning on installing wainscoting and I’m planning on installing “cap” molding on top of it. (What I call “cap” molding is the molding that sits on top of the wainscoting). Can I do this with a 16 gauge nailer?
I may also need to install base molding along the floor. Can I do this with a 16 gauge nailer?
This wainscoting and cap molding and base molding will be installed over standard interior sheetrock.
I’d like to get this Porter-Cable kit, but if you all tell me that a 16 gauge nailer won’t do the job, then I’ll have to keep looking.
Thanks,
Louis
I still want to buy a compressor and nailer kit, and I’m interested in the Porter-Cable kit that Home Depot sells that has the 16 gauge finish nailer and the 18 gauge brad nailer.
I’ve read some postings that suggest that a 16 gauge nailer isn’t sufficient for installing trim and that you need a 15 gauge nailer, but I’ve read others that say that a 16 gauge nailer is fine for trim.
I’m planning on installing wainscoting and I’m planning on installing “cap” molding on top of it. (What I call “cap” molding is the molding that sits on top of the wainscoting). Can I do this with a 16 gauge nailer?
I may also need to install base molding along the floor. Can I do this with a 16 gauge nailer?
This wainscoting and cap molding and base molding will be installed over standard interior sheetrock.
I’d like to get this Porter-Cable kit, but if you all tell me that a 16 gauge nailer won’t do the job, then I’ll have to keep looking.
Thanks,
Louis