Estimate Roof Felt Nails

Electrogalvanized steel roofing nails 5 lb.

Estimate roof felt nails.

Use a construction stapler or a hammer. Rolls of felt are 36 wide x 144 long for 15 and 72 long for 30. How many rolls of felt will you need. 3 degree electro galvanized steel roofing nails 5 lb pack for applying roofing asphalt shingles insulation board and felt to wood substrates.

The nails should be long enough to go 3 4 inch 1 9 cm into the roof. Nails are purchased by the pound so ask your dealer for the correct amount of nails for your size roof in the length you specify. In high wind areas you need five nails per shingle or 480 nails per square. The nails should be 12 inches 30 cm apart along the edges and 24 inches 61 cm apart in the middle of the underlayment strip.

Roll out about 10 feet of felt and fasten with staples or roofing nails with plastic washer heads. One and a half inch roofing nails typically have a large 11 gauge shank and an oversize 7 16 inch flat head. Always use 1 in 2 5 cm nails. 3 degree use the grip rite 11 x 1 1 4 in.

The average roll of 15 pound roofing felt covers about 400 ft 2 or 4 squares while the average roll of 30 pound roofing felt covers about 200 ft 2 or 2 squares. Pack use the grip rite 11 x 1 1 4 in. Inquire at the hardware store regarding the amount of underlayment nails required.