Roofing Nail Head Sizes

There are different kinds of roofing nails made of different materials and in various sizes.

Roofing nail head sizes.

24 tapersplit 5d box 1 3 4. When installing asphalt shingles on felt only to any grade decking you should use 1 inch long roofing nails. 18 straight split 5d box 1 3 4. A peculiarity of the roofing nails standard is that it is the only typeof nail with zero tolerance for undersize heads.

18 and 24 tapersawn 6d box 2. 18 and 24 handsplit and resawn 6d box 2. Brads are small thin tapered nails with a lip or projection to one side rather than a full head or a small finish nail. The more common roof thickness is 3 4 inch decking.

All roofing nails have wide flat heads and short shanks. Box nail like a common nail but with a thinner shank and head. The shanks can be smooth or ringed for increased pull out resistance. Roofing nails are used in roof installation to fasten shingles to install roofing felt for waterproofing and to attach roof tiles and sheet metal.

Roofing nails sometimes called clout nails have a short shank and a wide flat thin head. 18 and 24 handsplit and resawn 4d box 1 1 2. Wood shingles minimum 3 4 sheathing wood shingles nail type minimum length.