Weight Of A Roofing Nail

Ft kilograms per square meter kg m 2 source.

Weight of a roofing nail.

Weight of roofing materials. 3 degree electro galvanized steel roofing nails 5 lb pack for applying roofing asphalt shingles insulation board and felt to wood substrates. Pounds per square foot lb ft 2 pounds per square 100 sq. 1 lb is 16 oz.

Hdg nails have slightly less nails per pound due. These are the weights of typical actual products. The weights of other actual products of the same type may vary. 3 use the grip rite 11 x 1 1 4 in.

I did this to figure out how long a 50 lb box should last in relation to how long it actually does last plus i wanted to verify against the mfg s s. Planning and executing a good roofing job requires knowledge of every aspect of the job. Asphalt shingles 3 tab or strip 1 95 lbs. That s 160 nails per lb.

Count 3 4 340 7 8 300 7 8 246 1 1 4 351 1 267 1 221 1 3 8 313 1 1 4 220 1 1 4 191 1 1 2 290 1 1 2 187 1 1 2 160 1 5 8 280. Approximately 140 of these nails make a pound so you need about 2 1 4 pounds of them to install a square of shingles in normal conditions and about 3 1 2 pounds in windy conditions. Nails per pound note counts are approximate and will depend on gauge of shank of each nail. Standard roofing 10 ga standard roofing 11 ga drywall in.

Use the grip rite 11 x 1 1 4 in. I weighed a 1 1 4 galvanized roofing nail just now.