Hand Hammer Roof Or Nail Gun

A nail gun is exactly what it sounds like.

Hand hammer roof or nail gun.

Proper nail placement this is critical for performance and for a manufacturers warranty. Hand nailing shingles is better than using a nail gun or a pneumatic nailer because it allows the roofers to feel the nail placement and ensure optimal installation. Coil roofing ridgid introduces the 15 degree 1 3 4 in. Using a compressor highly pressurized air shoots nails out of the nail gun at high speeds.

Packed with fasten edge technology an industry leading feature set this nailer can take on any roofing job. Taking into consideration the same size nail is used. When you use a gun usually a third or under driven a third or over driven and a third or correct. Though they are less common you can find nail guns with roofing gauges.

However most manufactures claim that either method is a viable option. I have also torn off both hand nailed roofs and gun nailed roofs. A hand nailed roof is hands down a better roof than using a nail gun. Hand nailing helps prevent over driven nails which is common with improperly set nail guns.

An amateur roofer is more likely to place their nails incorrectly whether they re using a hammer or a nail gun. When hand nailing the head of a hammer is much larger and when it hits the nail it lands flat on the roof s surface. Click here to view my recommended gear page to see which roofing hammer and tools i believe are the best. Most times the roofs that have been put on with a nailer all nails stay in the wood when tearing off.

The gauges on roofing hammers may make it easier to get the right shingle exposure which is also critical to the roof s installation. A framing hammer used to be the tool that every home builder kept at their side in time however a new tool for framing has become the standard. A hand nailed roof trump s a gun nailed roof any day. I have roofing crews that can hand nail just as fast as a gun.

The hammer head is larger than the driver in a nail gun so an overdriven nail is rare for the hand nailer because the hammer stops at the surface of the roof. Ridgid introduces the 15 degree 1 3 4 in. This roofing nailer is a perfect combination of power weight and speed. As far as it taking longer.

It s very uncommon to have nails that have been over driven when hand nailing simply because they don t have the pressure from the compressor like the air guns do.