Nailing Down Roof Shingles

What you need nail gun measuring tape roofing hatchet framing square chalkline pry bar utility knife straightedge caulking gun tin snips.

Nailing down roof shingles.

Position the nails according to the shingle specifications. Repeat this on both sides of the roof. The nails must penetrate well into the wooden roof deck. Make sure none of the nails are within 2 of joint of shingle.

Things you ll need bundles of shingles roofing nails nailing discs for securing paper hammers pneumatic air nail gun optional felt paper or other underlayment material for the shingles tar or roofing cement metal flashing sheet metal roofing blade. For shingles in windy areas use 6 nails per shingle. When the nails are overdriven the heads of the nails tare through the mat of the shingle. They have a claw shape that makes it easier.

Every 5 inches make a new mark until you get to the rop of the roof. If the pressure is set too high the nails just get driven into the shingles too far. When the nails are. A brief explanation on where to put the nails in a three tab shingle.

I filmed this in my house and it is brief. Long time roofing experts suggest 5 to 6 nails per shingle. To ensure proper nailing during the shingle application. Place the nails 6 1 8 above the butt edge 1 and 13 from each end from each cutout.

When the pressure is set too high the nails get driven in to the shingles too far plain and simple. Call me for furt. I have 35 years experience. Do not insert nails into or above the sealing strip.

Continue to chalk additional guidelines based on the width of the shingle through at least four courses rows across the roof. Use the recommended number of nails per shingle. Overdriven nails most roofers use pneumatic nail guns to nail down shingles. Use the correct type size and grade of nail as is specified in the application instruction.