Roofing Nails Per Square

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.

Roofing nails per square.

The nails should be long enough to go 3 4 inch 1 9 cm into the roof. Roof material nail length pounds per square coils per square comp shingles smooth 1 1 33 2 63. For high wind areas use 6 nails per shingle or 480 nails per square. Grip rite 12 x 7 8 in.

One and a half inch roofing nails typically have a large 11 gauge shank and an oversize 7 16 inch flat head. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. For regular three tab shingles this would require 320 nails per square. A square simply refers to a 10 x 10 square of roofing.

Metal square cap roofing nails 3 lbs. Grip rite 12 x 1 in. Per pack model 78mscap3 12 25 12 25. The number of nails per pound or kg differs.

Smooth galvanized coil roofing nails 7200 pack 1 1 4 in. This adds up to an average of 320 nails or 100 square feet. Roofing nails per square. If you have high wind areas you will want to use five nails pers shingle equating to about 480 per square.

X 0 120 high wire coil electro galvanized smooth shank roofing nails 720 per box grip rite 1 1 4 in. This is based on 80 shingles per square. 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. Electro galvanized metal coil roofing nails 7 200 per box price.

For high wind areas or when shingles are being applied to a mansard six nails per shingle are required 480 nails per square. 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. In high wind areas you need five nails per shingle or 480 nails per square. 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.

To find the squares divide the overall roof area by 100 and then round up. Generally you should use four nails per shingle.