At the other end is a hammer to knock in the nails which hold the slates to the roofing battens.
Roofing hammer purpose.
Dominique le bot hemera getty images in the world of compressed air powered nailers and disposable utility knife blades the need for a specialty roofing hammer with an attached cutter and gauge isn t as pressing as it was but many roofers still prize their roofing hatchets.
The primary purpose of a roofing hatchet is to hammer nails.
Other roofing hatchets have an edge for the same purpose.
The other end has a long pick.
Installing and cutting roofing materials may have a serrated waffled face for better grip on nail heads and hatchet shaped back for cutting roofing material drywall hammer.
This is to pierce holes in slate before driving into the rooftop.
The handle is on the base of.
Protect your eyes you ll be shooting nails after all.
Roofers slaters hammers this hammer is used by roofers.
On other hammer types this end may be used to lift nails.
On some roofing hammers the claw is sharpened to a point so that it can be used to cut shingles to size.
The roofing hammer has a flat head on one end for driving nails.
How to use a roofing nailer like a pro.
And obviously there s an inherent danger in using a roofing nailer in that you are on a roof the first rule of roofs.
It has a spike at one end for putting nail holes in slates.
Safety first we say it all the time but it bears repeating.