This code states that when re roofing a home valued over 300 000 portions of the existing roof trusses are required to have the proper roof to wall retrofit connectors.
Proper florida roof nailing.
General guidelines for nailing shingles.
Follow these five simple construction steps for roof sheathing and scroll down to see more details on each with installation hints and tips below.
When nailing shingles proper penetration into the roof deck is essential to ensure the nail and shingle remain secure.
The length of each nail must be a minimum of 1 inches long and for roof overs atlas recommends a nail length of at least 2 inches.
Check the nailing surface is level.
Red dots mark the nail holes for a 6 nail high wind nailing pattern on traditional 3 tab shingles note that the nails are just below the tar line.
18 roof sheathing installation home builder s guide to coastal construction 08 05 page 2 of 3 recommended that deformed shank nails be used throughout the entire roof.
Ventilate the roof according to current building codes.
For all owens corning shingles roofing nails should penetrate into the wood deck by a minimum of inch or completely through the roof deck by a minimum of 1 8 inch.
If 8d common nails are speciļ¬ed the nail diameter must be at least 0 131 inch wider than typical 8d pneumatic nails.
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