Seal Roofing Nail Head

3 use the grip rite 11 x 1 1 4 in.

Seal roofing nail head.

Apply a glob of roofing cement to the spatula or putty knife. Repeat these steps for each of the exposed nail heads. We have used black jack bull in a tube or tamco makes a roofing chalk called tropicana 21. Smaller nail holes will be permanently fixed by this method standard roofing nails would be either 3 8 inch or 1 2 inch making a hole 3 8.

3 degree electro galvanized steel roofing nails 5 lb pack for applying roofing asphalt shingles insulation board and felt to wood substrates. Don t worry if the glob looks a bit thick. The ring shank nail has larger head than the standard nail which enables it to hold shingles in place. Use the grip rite 11 x 1 1 4 in.

Depends on the type of roofing shingles but normally you would use an all weather sealant. Make sure the roofing cement extends to each side of the nail head covering it completely. This type of nail is usually made of zinc plated steel and electro galvanized carbon steel and are suitable for asphalt roofing felts. Use a flexible exterior caulking don t use tar heap the caulk to form a force field make sure the entire nail head is covered with caulk extending onto the surface you ve nailed into.