08 17 21 as we know florida receives some of the harshest weather in the world.
Nails or staples for roofing in jacksonville florida.
Miami dade county florida notice of acceptance noa no.
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Fastening innovation for residential light commercial and industrial construction applications.
Air coil roofing nailer category 05 group 520 used for roofing shingles roofing panels starter course roofing and flashing applications.
Have shown an uplift capacity of 292 psf while ordinary 8d common nails provide only 126 psf of uplift capacity.
8d nails shall be a minimum of 0 113 inch in diameter and shall be a minimum of 2 1 4 inch long to qualify for the provisions of this section for existing nails regardless of head shape or head diameter.
Today s roofing nail guns are designed to hold high capacity nail magazines.
Lightweight magnesium housing for job site durability.
Also a roofing nail head is approximately 1 4 inch in diameter.
Fasteners for asphalt shingles shall be galvanized steel stainless steel aluminum or copper roofing nails minimum 12 gage 0 105 inch 3 mm shank with a minimum 3 8 inch 10 mm diameter head astm f 1667 of a length to penetrate through the roofing materials and a minimum of 3 4 inch 19 mm into the roof sheathing.
Breaking it down further you ll typically use four fasteners per 3 tab shingle.
In the florida team s testing and other studies 8d ring shank nails at 6 inches o c.
706 7 1 1 roof decking consisting of sawn lumber or wood planks up to 12.
However always consult your local building authority for exact code requirements.
Currently prescribed 8d common nails would only meet allowable design uplift pressures for some limited roof conditions roof heights and only up to wind speeds of 120 mph said the team in their code change proposal.
When estimating nail or staple usage for your roofing project you should budget 400 nails or staples per square.