Nailing Vs Stapling Roof Shingles

If the nail is driven outside that area it could impair the roof and void the manufacturer s warranty.

Nailing vs stapling roof shingles.

They rust they back out they don t hold and they put two holes through the roof shingle whereas a nail only one. Staples also offered excellent holding strength and could be installed over a larger roof area quickly. At the end of the day the placement of each nail will determine the durability of your shingles. As with nails overdriven staples break the surface of the shingle which weakens their holding power.

I ve had nothing but problems with our roof because of them. Proper stapling also means keeping the staple crowns horizontal or level. In the past roofers preferred staple guns for attaching shingles to roof sheeting. Under pressured tools leave the nails high causing the shingle above to be lifted and suspect to wind blow offs.

When the first strong wind blows half of the shingles off it makes life sooo much easier for the next person. The importance of nail placement. They don t have to. Staples made of at least 16 gauge galvanized steel with a minimum crown of 15 16 have been and continue to be used by some applicators to install shingles.

Staples should be totally banned from the roofing industry. Staples are not recommended by hodges roofing and most industry organizations. Shingles are designed to be nailed in specific locations and the nail must be driven to a certain depth. For one staples cost less than nails adding to their profit per roof.

Staples are the method used years ago that gave machine roofing a bad name. Also the roofer fires off more than needed into the shingle. Staples do not hold as well as nails they have less area to hold the shingle and many times are not set right and cut the shingles. Staples for shingle applications are staples recommended as fasteners for asphalt shingles.

The farther off horizontal the staple is driven the closer together the staple points are and the less wood is captured between the points. Research on use of staples vs nails in asphalt shingle roofs. Au contraire pgriz but staples do have an advantage over nails. I assume if your distributor is demoing staples they must be legal in your area though.

We are talking nails hand or gun. The roofing nail sketch of common roof shingle nailing errors shown here is a detail from fema s asphalt shingle roofing for high wind regions 2. There is a right way and a wrong way to nail a shingle to a roof. A hand nailer can tell better if a nail is high and will give it another hit.

This sketch points out that mis driven nails can also lead to shingle wind damage live link given below.