Roofing Nails Per Square

In high wind areas you need five nails per shingle or 480 nails per square.

Roofing nails per square.

Roofing nails per square. One and a half inch roofing nails typically have a large 11 gauge shank and an oversize 7 16 inch flat head. Per pack model 78mscap3 12 25 12 25. X 0 120 gauge wire electro galvanized steel coil roofing nails 7 200 pack 1 in.

Roof nails per unit comp shingles 4 nails per shingle wood shakes 2 nails per shake wood shingles 2 nails per shingle osb plywood 72 nails per sheet. Electro galvanized metal coil roofing nails 7 200 per box price. Inquire at the hardware store regarding the size of nail you ll need and how many pounds or kilograms you ll need of that size. The nails should be long enough to go 3 4 inch 1 9 cm into the roof.

Smooth galvanized coil roofing nails 7200 pack 1 1 4 in. Roofing contractors estimate projects and materials by the square so it is crucial to find this measurement to accurately estimate the amount of material needed. Generally you should use four nails per shingle. For regular three tab shingles this would require 320 nails per square.

For high wind areas use 6 nails per shingle or 480 nails per square. This is based on 80 shingles per square. X 0 120 high wire coil electro galvanized smooth shank roofing nails 720 per box grip rite 1 1 4 in. Roofing nails per square most shingle manufactures recommend using four nails per shingle on the main area of your roof and five nails per square in the first row of roofing.

This adds up to an average of 320 nails or 100 square feet. Roof material nail length pounds per square coils per square comp shingles smooth 1 1 33 2 63. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. For high wind areas or when shingles are being applied to a mansard six nails per shingle are required 480 nails per square.

Metal square cap roofing nails 3 lbs. If you have high wind areas you will want to use five nails pers shingle equating to about 480 per square. To find the squares divide the overall roof area by 100 and then round up. A square simply refers to a 10 x 10 square of roofing.

The number of nails per pound or kg differs. Grip rite 12 x 7 8 in.