How To Cover Roofing Nails

Planning and executing a good roofing job requires knowledge of every aspect of the job.

How to cover roofing nails.

Purchase a tub of roof cement at your local hardware store. In order to have an accurate weight estimate you will need to include the weight of the nails used to hold the roof shingles in place. I found a simple way to cover the nail points. You ll also need a hammer and a small spatula or putty knife.

Use the hammer to pound on the exposed nail head until it is flush with the. Use small pieces of plastic tubing over each nail point. My solution was to cover the roof eaves by screwing 3 8 rough sawn siding to the rafters bottom edge enclosing each bay and covering the underside of the sheathing and exposed nail points. Depending on the size of nails you may need one or two different tubing sizes.

Have someone hold the ladder steady for you as you climb onto the roof. Nail down the 18 inch roll roofing sheet that it is covering the valley. The nails should start 3 4 inch from the edges of the roofing and be 6 inches apart throughout the roofing s surface. Step 4 trim any roofing that extends beyond the edge of the roof.

Using the correct size of roofing nail will ensure that your roof stays intact for many years to come and can help you avoid the common problem of roofing nails that extract themselves over time and cause you to lose shingles. I used micro fuel line from home depot in two sizes.