Nails protruding on exterior walls
Causes
Listed under: Exterior, timber and wood-based, timber, cladding, walls, fixings and hardware, fixings
Cause
Timber shrinkage or movement
Repair
- punch nails in (they may work out again); alternatively remove nails and replace with grooved-shank nails
- fill punch holes with putty or exterior grade flexible (polyester) filler; prime; paint with at least two coats of semi-gloss or high gloss acrylic paint