HO ?about contractor roof shingle nailer
edwardh1
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when I go to get my roof re roofed with asphault shingles, most contractors will probably use an air gun.
Do air guns only shoot staples? or can I specify that they use regular roofing nails (kind with a head)
or do guns not shoot the headed roofing nails?
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In my neck of the woods, the roofing contractors all use nailers fed with coils of "standard" roofing nails.
Coil nailers will shoot nails with full round heads.
The most common is a simple galvanized nail. Less prone to gun jams, and inexpensive.
You can get hot dipped galvanized nails as well, which may be an option if you're in a coastal envoronment. More expensive, and more prone to jamming the gun. By "more prone to jamming", I mean going from zero jams per 10 square of roofing to maybe 2 or 3.
thanks
I am in a coastal area- so carolina
hurricane too
Ask the installer what he plans to use. If he says staples, ask if the shingle mfgr approves that, and then be sure he uses the right size staple. Remind him that he has a warranty to stand behind. And make a call to the local building inspectors office, and see if staples are allowed in your area.
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Edited 7/1/2006 3:49 pm ET by FastEddie
Do not allow staples.
Staples have one advantage only - cjheaper for the guy pulling selling the roof to you. Go with coil roofing nails or hand nailed.
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Same thoughts as Piffin. If your roofing contractor wants to staple them on, show him to the street and find one who uses nails.
Hey guys. I was saying the same thing, but in a different way. The HO may not have the personality or demeanor to dismiss a roofer simply because the Ho doesn't agree with the proposed method. The roofer can always come back with "we always did it that way" and sometimes the HO can't stand thier ground.
But, throw in the facts of the mfgr warrantee, and the local buiilding code restrictions, and then the HO has some solid facts to back up his position.
And ya know, that's something that seems to be a recurring theme here. HO's and inexperienced posters ask questions, and we tell them the right way to do something. But then they are the ones who have to go face-to-face with the contractor, and if the HO is not well versed in the trade, they can get snowballed easily. The contractor is going to dismiss our comments as just a bunch of guys on the net, and besides we're not seeing the issue in person. Facts are good. Make the contractor disprove a fact.
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