Roofing Staples Vs Nails

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

Roofing staples vs nails.

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. Staples cost less money. Another point is roofing nails do not have the barbs.

I ve had nothing but problems with our roof because of them. Hand naming will not do it. 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. Staples are much more compact.

Although staples are allowed in some jurisdictions they do not provide the same holding power. Coil nail guns are literally fed with a coil of nails and the holder for the nails makes the gun much bulkier. Spirals and ring shank nails require more than 100 lbs. The nails must be long enough to penetrate at least 3 4 into wood decks or just through plywood or osb decks.

3 4 staples pull out with 5 10 lbs. A roofer can hold a bunch of sticks of staples in their pocket and reload their gun very quickly. Staples also offered excellent holding strength and could be installed over a larger roof area quickly. They rust they back out they don t hold and they put two holes through the roof shingle whereas a nail only one.

Local codes residential say that either 2 nails or staples can be used and that s for roof and wall sheathing. For one staples cost less than nails adding to their profit per roof. We are talking nails hand or gun. Note the differences in the specification and length of the fasteners as well as the nail staple patterns.

Also the roofer fires off more than needed into the shingle. Hodges roofing only uses nails. Any re roofing of my home will not be with staples. Make no mistake we are in business to make money.

Of force per staple. Does underwriters laboratories ul recognize the use of staples. Staples should be totally banned from the roofing industry. The preferred fastener is galvanized roofing nails with a minimum 12 gauge shank and head diameter of at least 3 8 inch.

Also this crap about 1x6 boards reroofs on most board roofs need to be replaced with 4x8 sheathing. Click to enlarge any image. Of force to pull out. Staples are far less prone to jamming up in a gun than nails.