Roofing Nails Through Eaves

If the nail does go through the decking it will only show if someone is hanging out in the attic.

Roofing nails through eaves.

I m getting my house painted in a few weeks and i want to cut off all the tiny nail points under the eaves. To determine the nail length you should consider the number of layers of shingles shingle thicknesses underlayment and flashings installed on eaves. First the guy that evaluated the roof could have stopped it and then the roofers. What do i do about roof nails whose tips are showing through my eaves.

He stated code standards are that the nails protrude through the surface. It takes two missed opportunities for this to happen. Nails placed outside the common bond area can void the roof s warranty and prevent asphalt shingles from performing as intended during extreme weather. Now it is riddled with nails although it does have a mighty fine roof i must say.

Overhangs and eaves are a different story. Nails and overhangs and eaves. The house was reshingled about ten years ago and the guy used nails over the eaves and porch overhang that were too long. Placed nails go through two layers of shingles penetrating through the previous shingle course underneath attaching them securely to the roof deck.

Any roofer salesman or roofing contractor should know that exposed overhangs should not have nails sticking through them and it doesn t take a rocket scientist to determine if they will come through. Even if the attic is a living space they are covered up with insulation and then drywall. If the deck sheathing is less than thick use nails long enough to penetrate the roof deck sheathing and extend at least 1 8 beyond the lower side of the roof deck. These nails protrude about a half inch and are visible.

When i replaced my roof a few years ago i made sure i used the shortest possible nails because i was tired of banging my head on nails in the attic. The process of installing a roof is the same in most cases. However i failed to notice that the nails are poking thru the eaves about 1 8 to 1 4 inch. After contacting the service representative we dealt with during our roofing project we were told the work was done according to code standards and the company uses 1 inch nails on all projects.

I intended to have the osb be the finished ceiling inside the fort. I bought the shortest roofing nails i could find 7 8 but still a bunch popped through starter course and many more just made unsightly bumps in the under side of the sheathing. Pneumatic nail guns are popular.