Roofing Staples Vs Nails

We are talking nails hand or gun.

Roofing staples vs nails.

Also this crap about 1x6 boards reroofs on most board roofs need to be replaced with 4x8 sheathing. Spirals and ring shank nails require more than 100 lbs. Similarly 19 32 osb roof sheathing would be 8d common box or casing nails at 6 on center at the panel edges and 12 on center in the field or 2 16 gage staples at 4 on center at the panel edges and 8 on center in the field. 3 4 staples pull out with 5 10 lbs.

Staples should be totally banned from the roofing industry. For one staples cost less than nails adding to their profit per roof. Note the differences in the specification and length of the fasteners as well as the nail staple patterns. Although staples are allowed in some jurisdictions they do not provide the same holding power.

The preferred fastener is galvanized roofing nails with a minimum 12 gauge shank and head diameter of at least 3 8 inch. Hand naming will not do it. Of force per staple. Staples are far less prone to jamming up in a gun than nails.

Also the roofer fires off more than needed into the shingle. Staples are much more compact. Local codes residential say that either 2 nails or staples can be used and that s for roof and wall sheathing. Another point is roofing nails do not have the barbs.

Click to enlarge any image. Of force to pull out. From my understanding properly places staples vs properly placed 2 nails have little to no difference in holding power the argument is that staples will break easier. Staples are the method used years ago that gave machine roofing a bad name.

They rust they back out they don t hold and they put two holes through the roof shingle whereas a nail only one. I ve had nothing but problems with our roof because of them. Does underwriters laboratories ul recognize the use of staples. Make no mistake we are in business to make money.

Any re roofing of my home will not be with staples. Staples also offered excellent holding strength and could be installed over a larger roof area quickly. Staples cost less money. The brad nail can be used in places where other nails and staples are simply not small enough to fit into the gap and they can also be used where you want to show off a piece of work without the nail being visible.

Coil nail guns are literally fed with a coil of nails and the holder for the nails makes the gun much bulkier. Hodges roofing only uses nails. Ul which historically used staples for wind speed testing. A roofer can hold a bunch of sticks of staples in their pocket and reload their gun very quickly.