Exposed Nails On Roof

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Exposed nails on roof.

Roofer is trying to cover nails with black jack sealant. I must admit i ve seen many builders that do not seal the nail heads. 100 nails exposed under the seams of shingles. I heard an opposing opinion recently.

I m insisting that they replace shingles. I just had my roof replaced and have several exposed nails on the slope that has the most exposure to weather. I ve always considered it necessary to caulk any exposed nail heads on a shingle roof there shouldn t be many. I think sooner or somewhat latter it will.

Then you ll hopefully have some extra money to get it fixed properly. Understand that likelihood of leaking is slim but feel that it is sloppy work at best. Greetings i have a new gaf 30 yr roof. It s a roofing company you used licensed you should probably address it with them first.

A typical shingle is deformed drastically when a nail passes through it but the rubberized shingle will spring back around the nail and seal it. Was wondering if any nail heads should be exposed over. However roofing companies do sometimes make mistakes or a previous homeowner may have made some diy roof repairs that are not quite up to snuff. 13 received 0 votes on 0 posts exposed nails on roof.

There should be no nails exposed and no nails under a seam. The claim was that nails have to pass through a minimum of two layers of shingles. Then if no results take them to court seriously. Exposed nail heads corrode and will likely allow leakage someday.

What is the point of a 50 year roof and a 5 or 10 year sealant. Roofer says no worries it won t leak. Why has it all of a sudden necessary to caulk the nails. Why are exposed nail heads a threat.

Exposed nails on roof. If you look across your roof and see exposed nail heads this is an issue you ll need to deal with. An exposed nail happens when a nail is placed too low and is not covered by the shingle above is placed in the seam between two shingles or in the gap between tabs in three tab shingles. You may need to get it fixed then sue for what it cost you to fix.

Thread tools search this thread 1 01 25 06 01 02 pm w. I do quite a bit of repair work on multiple types of roofing. The shingles are asphalt backed and this asphalt forms an adequate seal around the nail. Like you i would either want the nails on my roof sealed or not exposed at all but the contractor is correct.

Since 1957 all over the world hundreds of thousands of roofs with thousands of panels with tens of thousands of exposed nails have been put up without caulking the nails. Nail lifts at the peak and hip become concerns for blow off shingles. Call the shingle manufacturer for backup to show the roofer.