Trusted Siding Contractors in Wake Forest, NC

When a roofer uses a hammer to hand nail the shingles the nail placement is usually accurate. A hand nailed roof may take more time and cost slightly more in labor but the quality of the roof installation is the greatest objective when replacing your roof When a roofer uses a nail gun it is difficult to regulate the air flow. Over-pressured or under-pressured nail guns can cause over or under driven nails. When an over-driven nail goes to deep into the shingle it will cut into the felt paper. This will decrease the shingles chance to withstand high winds subsequently the shingle will blow off the roof. Also, an over-driven nailed can allow shingles to slide down the roof without the help of high winds. An under-driven nail can cause lifted shingles also known as nail pops. This happens when the nail was not driven deep enough into the shingle and causes the above installed shingle that overlaps it to rest on top of the under driven nail. If a roofer, gutter cleaner or any maintenance person were to step on the lifted shingle it might cause damage to the overlapped shingle and result in a blown shingle or a roof leak. In my plus 35 years of experience, I continuously see this problem. Again, the main objective when replacing your roof is quality workmanship. Quality workmanship comes from experienced roofers. An unskilled roofer is more likely to place their nails incorrectly which results in future costly roof repairs for the homeowner.