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you should be using a roofing nail with a larger head to hold the shingle down more securely, staples are not used anymore and are not code..
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What type of nail would be best for roof shingle?
The only type of nail for shingles is a roofing nail. Other nails have too small of a head and will pull through. You can use staples in an air gun, but they tend to pull through also.
What is the best way to shingle a peak with asphalt shingles?
The best way to shingle a peak with asphalt shingles is to stabilize boards along the peak for safety. Continue to shingle the asphalt shingles to the peak working from the bottom edges of the roof peak. Nail two nails on the lower portion on both sides to hold in place. Continue until finished.
What is roof sheathing used for?
You nail it down to your trusses as support and a nailer for your shingles
What size nail should you use to install shingles?
7 or 8 Box or Common. Box nails have a thinner shaft on the nail.
What type of nail is used for roof shingles a large head nail a copper nail a small head nail or a 8 penny nail?
try using galvanized-- large head 1- 1/2 inch long
What are some things that you stick to a magnet?
paper clip nail iron sand refrigerator staple
What is a sentence for the word nail?
He hammered the final nail into the fencepost.She had just the nail on her thumb left to paint.
What is a nail called when wrapped around a fence post?
If the bent nail is used to fix a plain wire or strand of barbed wire to a fence post, and the bent nail is pointed on both ends, then it is a staple.
How does the number of dry cells affect the number of staple wire attracted to the nail?
Hindi ko alam ee.
How does the number of dry cells affect the number of staple wires attracted to the nail?
Hindi ko alam ee.
Where is the best place to buy roof shingles?
The shingles on my roof are beginning to wear out. Do you know where the best place to buy roof shigles is?
Are there any over the counter shingles treatments?
Best to go to the doctor, because lots of conditions look like shingles. Also, if it is shingles (and not something else) the best treatments are prescription-only.
