Plastic Cap Roofing Nails For Shingles

I m getting ready to shingle a roof for a shed outdoor office and i m confused on if when i should use plastic round cap roofing nails.

Plastic cap roofing nails for shingles. Pack 14 x 1 1 2 in 4d stainless steel shake shingle nail 5lbs pack price. The cap shingles can blow off in a storm if you use short nails like my neighbor s cap shingles did last year. The plastic cap nails are electro galvanized for rust and corrosion resistance. 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.

Gauge the amount of hip and ridge cap shingles. Ninety eight percent of all roofers a close guesstimate take a shortcut and use 1 and 1 4 inch nails. The process to install ridge cap shingles has changed because roofing market trends have favored a new type of shingle. They re usually hidden by the next shingle but for the last shingle or end shingle on a ridge cap you have to remove that plastic cap then hide the nail head with a bit of roofing cement and some shingle granules.

Rob davidson vice president of residential sales for iko canada explains why. I haven t seen these used in any instructions including the instructions that came with my shingles or videos. While you can order special hip and ridge cap shingles you can make your own by cutting a 3 tab shingle into 3 pieces. 12 x 1 in.

Fasten the underlayment with plastic cap roofing nails. Estimate how many roofing nails you ll need. More product details close. Plastic cap roofing nails can hold the materials in their place so they can be used in the high wind areas.

A bundle of 3 tab shingles will cover 35 feet 11 m. When i started with iko over 20 years ago three tab. And they mainly used to fasten materials such as the base sheet vapor barrier underlayment or soundproof materials. To determine the nail length you should consider the number of layers of shingles shingle thicknesses underlayment and flashings installed on eaves.

The plastic caps come on roofing nails that you hammer in. Plastic round cap roofing nail 3 000 pack 11 x 1 1 2 in. 5 penny stainless steel shake shingle nail 5 lbs. In addition these plastic cap nails can be used to install foam board insulation.