Installation guides

Short answers to the questions that come up on site: which energy, which finish, which nail, which load. Each guide relies only on the references in the VIPER catalogue and links to the matching product pages.

• Gas or battery: which nailer for framing? — The three VIPER framing nailers deliver 110 J and drive nails from 50 to 90 mm. What changes: the energy source, the batteries and what you need on site.
• Service classes 1, 2, 3: which nail finish for which exposure — Sheltered interior, sheltered exterior, exposed exterior: the service class of the structure determines the nail finish. The VIPER finish table, with the matching families.
• Fastening a rail or a hanger to concrete: which nailer, which nail — Gas and battery nailers for direct fastening to concrete, Ø 6.3 nails with Ballistic or Pinch point, removable nail for hangers, and the powder-actuated alternative for reinforced concrete and steel.
• Powder-actuated loads: calibre, format and power level — .22, .25 and .27 calibres, single loads, 10-shot discs and strips, levels 1 to 6: how to read a VIPER load and which one to choose.