How To Cover Exposed Roofing Nails

Fyi it s normal and required by shingle manufacturers that roofing nails protruded like that for suitable grip.

How to cover exposed roofing nails.

What is the point of a 50 year roof and a 5 or 10 year sealant. This is a permanent solution for. I m insisting that they replace shingles. That s certainteed s recommendation as well.

His solution is to seal it with roofing bull and then to take two pieces of the scrap shingles and rub them together over the spot until the minerals cover the spot completely making it disappear and blend right in with roof. Remove nail lift shingle and apply a small dab where nail penetrated shingle then push the overlapping shingle down and your done. Am i out of line. Roofer is trying to cover nails with black jack sealant.

Cut the tubing into pieces about 3 8 to 1 2 long depending on length of exposed nails in your attic then push a piece of tubing onto each nail point. Remember to seal over the nail heads. Prussell peter russell nh licence 57 february 3 2009 9 42pm 9. No more nails in the head.

Just make sure that you don t damage the shingles lifting them up. The mistake the roofers made was in not informing you of this before they began considering your painted ceiling which is a matter of professionalism and not technique. Place a new nail one inch away from removal spot. Use the hammer to pound on the exposed nail head until it is flush with the shingle.

Caulk the sides of the sheet metal patch and press the shingles down over the sheet metal. Make sure the roofing cement extends to each side of the nail head covering it completely. Apply a glob of roofing cement to the spatula or putty knife. Isherwood jun 7 18 at 17 39.

I just had my roof replaced and have several exposed nails on the slope that has the most exposure to weather. If nails haven t pushed through pry up the shingle by lifting around its edges first. If repairing cracked or deteriorated caulking pry up exposed nails remove the corroded caulk and secure new flashing with new nails. Lay the sheet metal down onto the roofing cement and cover up the holes.