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Keep in mind most shingle manufacturers recommend 3 to 6 nails per shingle.
Multiply that by the installation of 1,000 to 2,000 shingles, which is commonly
found on the average roof, and you can easily see the advantage of the roofing
nail gun. With a roofing nail gun only a fraction of a second is required to
shoot in a nail, whereas hammering a roofing nail takes a couple of seconds at
least. In addition to the shear amount of time saved using a roofing nail gun,
the wear and tear on the human body, particularly the forearm and back, is
dramatically reduced.
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There are several roofing nail gun types that you can choose
from. The spring loaded roofing nail gun, as its name suggests, uses a very
high tensile strength spring to fire roofing nails into the shingle and roof
sheathing. It is fairly inexpensive, and requires electricity to help pull
back the firing spring. Overall, spring loaded roofing nail guns do a fairly
good job and are quite reliable, however they don’t offer the same driving
force as other roofing nail gun types.
Solenoid roofing nails guns operate similarly and with the same power
performance as the spring loaded roofing nail gun. |
Their driving force is based upon reversing the magnetic
polarity on a piston that shoots the roofing nail into the shingle and roof
sheathing.
The combustion roofing nail gun offers a step up in driving force performance
compared to the solenoid and spring loaded roofing nail guns. The combustion
roofing nail gun operates off of a motor that drivers the nailing piston. The
down side of this type of roofing nail gun is that it outputs exhaust gases and
requires more maintenance due to more moveable parts.
| Finally, there is the pneumatic roofing nail gun, the most
ubiquitously used nail gun by roofing contractors. Pneumatic roofing nails
guns operate off of compressed air, thus they need a compressor and a hose.
Pneumatic nail guns provide the most nailing force, and the force can be
adjusted. These two benefits are what make them so popular with roofing
contractors. The only real concern with pneumatic roofing nails guns is the
hose. It needs to be dragged around and can create a tripping danger. |
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When looking to buy a roofing nail gun, make sure you
purchase one that can accept various roofing nail sizes. Also consider nail
loading styles. Some nail guns require a nail strip, while others require a
coil. The coil based roofing nail gun allows for large nail heads which is an
important feature when it comes to nailing roofing shingles. Finally, look for a
roofing nail gun that can provide a strong driving force but at the same time is
light weight.
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