Roofing With Staples Vs Nails

Staples for shingle applications are staples recommended as fasteners for asphalt shingles.

Roofing with staples vs nails.

Staples are not recommended by hodges roofing and most industry organizations. Biggest problem with staples is that roofer install using the rainbow effect in which staples have gotton a bad rap. 5 8 staples which penetrate only 1 4 can pull out with as little as 1 lb. 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. Staples cost less money. For one staples cost less than nails adding to their profit per roof. Although staples are allowed in some jurisdictions they do not provide the same holding power.

Staples are much more compact. A roofer can hold a bunch of sticks of staples in their pocket and reload their gun very quickly. In the past when it came to the debate of roofing nails versus staples the industry was split down the middle. Some of our results were as follows.

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. 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. It is easier to rotate your wrist using a nail gun vs a staple gun and that is hoe roofer shingle in an arc pattern rainbow effect.

Staples also offered excellent holding strength and could be installed over a larger roof area quickly. Click to enlarge any image. Of force per staple. Roofing staple guns were light and easy to use over the newer and heavier roofing nail guns that were coming onto the market.

Note the differences in the specification and length of the fasteners as well as the nail staple patterns. 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. 3 4 staples pull out with 5 10 lbs. 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.