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Face-nailing new roof question?? joelriverside 02-12-2008
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Posted by RicodJour on February 12, 2008, 11:21 pm
>
> > I've never liked the look of exposed nails, nor the dabs of silicone,
> > so I use a dab of roofing cement and smush some loose color granules
> > from the roofing wrappers into the roof cement.
>
> Good tidbit. Thank RicodJour.

You're welcome. Using the loose color granules is an old trick. On
an older roof you can find loose granules in the gutter most of the
time. Handy when you need to do a repair.

R

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Posted by Red Green on February 13, 2008, 3:20 pm

>> news:ed6f92e6-0053-4545-
>>
>> > I've never liked the look of exposed nails, nor the dabs of
>> > silicone, so I use a dab of roofing cement and smush some loose
>> > color granules from the roofing wrappers into the roof cement.
>>
>> Good tidbit. Thank RicodJour.
>
> You're welcome. Using the loose color granules is an old trick. On
> an older roof you can find loose granules in the gutter most of the
> time. Handy when you need to do a repair.
>
> R
>

It may be an old trick and I am not a spring chicken but any significant
roofing I've done has been only in recent years.

Posted by Robert Allison on February 13, 2008, 3:53 pm
Red Green wrote:

>
>
>>
>>>news:ed6f92e6-0053-4545-
>>>
>>>
>>>>I've never liked the look of exposed nails, nor the dabs of
>>>>silicone, so I use a dab of roofing cement and smush some loose
>>>>color granules from the roofing wrappers into the roof cement.
>>>
>>>Good tidbit. Thank RicodJour.
>>
>>You're welcome. Using the loose color granules is an old trick. On
>>an older roof you can find loose granules in the gutter most of the
>>time. Handy when you need to do a repair.
>>
>>R
>>
>
>
> It may be an old trick and I am not a spring chicken but any significant
> roofing I've done has been only in recent years.

Here is a good tip;

Get a container of some sort (I like coffee cans) and when the bundles
are opened, pour the granules that are in the bottom into the container.
Save this for those areas that get damaged by boots or dropped tools,
etc. I like to use clear urethane caulk on roofs and you can smear some
of this over the gouge or scrape, then sprinkle on the granules and
press into place. This helps to seal the shingle and cosmetically
repair the damage. (Don't use this for severe damage, just superficial
stuff.)

If you forget to collect the granules, you can get them from the gutter,
the valleys, or from under the fingernails of anyone that slipped and
slid down the roof.

You can also buy the loose granules to match your roofing color from
your roofing supply company. They are sold loose to use on EPDM seams
in just the same manner.

--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

Posted by Joseph Meehan on February 12, 2008, 3:26 pm
They did better then most. The sealer over the nails is a plus, over
and above standard practice.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit



> My question pertains to the ridge part of a new roof just put on by
> some respected pros in the area....However, if you could indulge me
> with a "bit" of background...
>
> About 12 years ago, I replaced a shingled shed roof with roll roofing.
> Following the "package directions, I had some areas of "face-nailing"
> -- that is nail heads exposed on the top of the bare roofing material.
>
> Regardless the roof was watertight until a big rainstorm last winter.
> Called a friend who is a retired builder who looked at it and said it
> would have lasted another 10 or better except for the face-nails...and
> he acknowledged that many of the roll roofing makers encourage face-
> nailing....Go figure.
>
> Anyway, I reroofed with three-tab over the roll roofing. No problem.
> But my buddy mentioned the main house roof was marginal, at best.
>
> So, had a roofing company replace. Seem to have done a good job, but
> being a paranoid homeowner, when I went up there the other day, saw
> that the final "half-shingle" that ends the run along the top of the
> ridge is face-nailed and dabs of what look like silcone sealant are
> covering the nailheads. Called the roofing company and they said "no
> problem." My buddy is vacationing in Florida for a couple of months
> and can't be reached.
>
> I am no roofer. And honestly can't see any other way to finish the
> ridge, but just wanted to confirm that this is OK>


Posted by J.A. Michel on February 12, 2008, 5:16 pm

> My question pertains to the ridge part of a new roof just put on by
> some respected pros in the area....However, if you could indulge me
> with a "bit" of background...
>
> About 12 years ago, I replaced a shingled shed roof with roll roofing.
> Following the "package directions, I had some areas of "face-nailing"
> -- that is nail heads exposed on the top of the bare roofing material.
>
> Regardless the roof was watertight until a big rainstorm last winter.
> Called a friend who is a retired builder who looked at it and said it
> would have lasted another 10 or better except for the face-nails...and
> he acknowledged that many of the roll roofing makers encourage face-
> nailing....Go figure.
>
> Anyway, I reroofed with three-tab over the roll roofing. No problem.
> But my buddy mentioned the main house roof was marginal, at best.
>
> So, had a roofing company replace. Seem to have done a good job, but
> being a paranoid homeowner, when I went up there the other day, saw
> that the final "half-shingle" that ends the run along the top of the
> ridge is face-nailed and dabs of what look like silcone sealant are
> covering the nailheads. Called the roofing company and they said "no
> problem." My buddy is vacationing in Florida for a couple of months
> and can't be reached.
>
> I am no roofer. And honestly can't see any other way to finish the
> ridge, but just wanted to confirm that this is OK>

You are correct. You are going to have exposed nailheads on the first and
last ridgecap shingles. When I roofed my garage, I covered the nailheads on
the ridgecap with a dab of roofing cement.
No need to worry, they did it right.


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