Roofing Staples Vs Nails

Staples are the method used years ago that gave machine roofing a bad name.

Roofing staples vs nails.

I ve had nothing but problems with our roof because of them. Local codes residential say that either 2 nails or staples can be used and that s for roof and wall sheathing. Any re roofing of my home will not be with staples. Staples should be totally banned from the roofing industry.

Hodges roofing only uses nails. They rust they back out they don t hold and they put two holes through the roof shingle whereas a nail only one. Another point is roofing nails do not have the barbs. Note the differences in the specification and length of the fasteners as well as the nail staple patterns.

Staples also offered excellent holding strength and could be installed over a larger roof area quickly. Does underwriters laboratories ul recognize the use of staples. Also this crap about 1x6 boards reroofs on most board roofs need to be replaced with 4x8 sheathing. Of force to pull out.

1 1 2 galvanized roofing nails require 30 50 lbs. Staples are far less prone to jamming up in a gun than nails. Spirals and ring shank nails require more than 100 lbs. Make no mistake we are in business to make money.

Click to enlarge any image. Similarly 19 32 osb roof sheathing would be 8d common box or casing nails at 6 on center at the panel edges and 12 on center in the field or 2 16 gage staples at 4 on center at the panel edges and 8 on center in the field. Ul which historically used staples for wind speed testing. Hand naming will not do it.

The preferred fastener is galvanized roofing nails with a minimum 12 gauge shank and head diameter of at least 3 8 inch. The brad nail can be used in places where other nails and staples are simply not small enough to fit into the gap and they can also be used where you want to show off a piece of work without the nail being visible. Also the roofer fires off more than needed into the shingle. Staples cost less money.

Staples are much more compact. 3 4 staples pull out with 5 10 lbs. The nails must be long enough to penetrate at least 3 4 into wood decks or just through plywood or osb decks. Roofing staple guns were light and easy to use over the newer and heavier roofing nail guns that were coming onto the market.

We are talking nails hand or gun. A roofer can hold a bunch of sticks of staples in their pocket and reload their gun very quickly. From my understanding properly places staples vs properly placed 2 nails have little to no difference in holding power the argument is that staples will break easier. Of force per staple.