Nails Too Long For Roof

When we went up into the attic we noticed that many nails go well through the boards under the roof in some cases more than two inches.

Nails too long for roof.

Metabo hpt was hitachi power tools 1 1 2 in 15 degree pneumatic roofing nails 7200 count item 688875. You should use 3 inch ring shank nails to allow at least 1 1 2 inches of truss penetration when working with lumber slats. Metabo hpt was hitachi power tools 1 1 4 in 15 gauge electro galvanized steel pneumatic roofing nails 7200 count item 688873. You can just paint over them and live with the result or fill in the areas with wood covering the tips.

Your home is over 50 years old in a warm wet climate so you should inspect for a number of different problems. Our house was built in 35 so this was a replacement for a deteriorating slate roof. When installing asphalt shingles on felt only to any grade decking you should use 1 inch long roofing nails. The more common roof thickness is 3 4 inch decking.

It s that the roof sheathing is not thick enough for the nails. The type of nails you ll need to use during the sheathing process depends on the roof material thickness. Standard roofing nails should not be long or thick enough to split or crack structurally sound dimensional lumber. Use the grip rite 11 x 1 1 4 in.

3 use the grip rite 11 x 1 1 4 in. General guidelines for nailing shingles to ensure optimal performance of your asphalt roofing shingles be sure to follow these general directions for proper nailing. For all owens corning shingles roofing nails should penetrate into the wood deck by a minimum of inch or completely through the roof deck by a minimum of 1 8 inch. It s not that he used too long nails standard sizes.

Roofing nails should be long enough to penetrate the roofing material and go 19 mm into osb solid wood plywood or non veneer wood decking or through thickness of decking whichever is less. 3 degree electro galvanized steel roofing nails 5 lb pack for applying roofing asphalt shingles insulation board and felt to wood substrates.