Roofing With Staples Vs Nails

Staples are much more compact.

Roofing with staples vs nails.

Staples cost less money. Staples for shingle applications are staples recommended as fasteners for asphalt shingles. Local codes residential say that either 2 nails or staples can be used and that s for roof and wall sheathing. Staples are far less prone to jamming up in a gun than nails.

Some of our results were as follows. Click to enlarge any image. 3 4 staples pull out with 5 10 lbs. Staples also offered excellent holding strength and could be installed over a larger roof area quickly.

Note the differences in the specification and length of the fasteners as well as the nail staple patterns. For one staples cost less than nails adding to their profit per roof. The preferred fastener is galvanized roofing nails with a minimum 12 gauge shank and head diameter of at least 3 8 inch. 5 8 staples which penetrate only 1 4 can pull out with as little as 1 lb.

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. In the past when it came to the debate of roofing nails versus staples the industry was split down the middle. Staples cost less than nails offer exceptional holding strength and cover a greater area of space with a more versatile and compact collation. To be honest staples installed in mild weather like pac nw wesr of the cascades.

After all it s no surprise roofers loved staples for attaching shingles to roofing. Biggest problem with staples is that roofer install using the rainbow effect in which staples have gotton a bad rap. 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. Of force per staple.

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. Although staples are allowed in some jurisdictions they do not provide the same holding power. A roofer can hold a bunch of sticks of staples in their pocket and reload their gun very quickly. Roofing staple guns were light and easy to use over the newer and heavier roofing nail guns that were coming onto the market.