Roofing Nail Head Sizes

The more common roof thickness is 3 4 inch decking.

Roofing nail head sizes.

Roofing nails sometimes called clout nails have a short shank and a wide flat thin head. 18 and 24 handsplit and resawn 6d box 2. 18 straight split 5d box 1 3 4. 18 and 24 tapersawn 6d box 2.

Roofing nails are used in roof installation to fasten shingles to install roofing felt for waterproofing and to attach roof tiles and sheet metal. Wood shingles minimum 3 4 sheathing wood shingles nail type minimum length. They can be used to fasten shingles roofing felt or sheet metal to wood. All roofing nails have wide flat heads and short shanks.

A peculiarity of the roofing nails standard is that it is the only typeof nail with zero tolerance for undersize heads. When installing asphalt shingles on felt only to any grade decking you should use 1 inch long roofing nails. The shanks can be smooth or ringed for increased pull out resistance. 18 straight split 3d box 1 1 4.

Brads are small thin tapered nails with a lip or projection to one side rather than a full head or a small finish nail. There are different kinds of roofing nails made of different materials and in various sizes. Box nail like a common nail but with a thinner shank and head.