When nailing shingles proper penetration into the roof deck is essential to ensure the nail and shingle remain secure.
Nail trough shinglea on gambrel roof.
Align the first shingle squarely with the roof and lay it into place.
Remove any shingle with exposed nails and replace it with a new shingle.
However make sure that you do not nail into the tar strip.
General guidelines for nailing shingles.
To secure the shingle and all remaining shingles you need to use the nail gun to insert three evenly spaced nails through the uppermost portion of the shingle.
Step 2 complete first row.
Lay the first asphalt shingle at an outer corner of the lowest sloping face of the gambrel roof.
Nail length roofing nails should be long enough to penetrate the roofing material and go 19 mm into osb solid wood plywood or non veneer wood decking or through thickness of decking whichever is less.
Lay the first shingle start by laying the first asphalt shingle to the outer corner of the lowest slopping face of the gambrel roof.
Be sure to use the manufacturer recommended number of nails to fasten the shingle to the roof deck.
In all use four nails per 3 tab shingle.
This will hold the shingle securely into place.
Covering the exposed nail with any type of roof cement or caulk is not a permanent repair and will be excluded from coverage under gaf s limited warranties.
Use three nails through the upper portion of the shingle.
Then use a nail gun to secure the shingle to the decking.
Also place a nail 2 inches from each end of the shingle in line with the other two.
Place nails in the three tab shingles about 3 4 inch 1 8 centimeters above the cutouts near where the tab meets the upper part of the shingle.