The shanks can be smooth or ringed for increased pull out resistance.
Roofing nail head sizes.
A peculiarity of the roofing nails standard is that it is the only typeof nail with zero tolerance for undersize heads.
When installing asphalt shingles on felt only to any grade decking you should use 1 inch long roofing nails.
All roofing nails have wide flat heads and short shanks.
The more common roof thickness is 3 4 inch decking.
18 straight split 5d box 1 3 4.
18 and 24 handsplit and resawn 4d box 1 1 2.
18 and 24 tapersawn 6d box 2.
Roofing nails are used in roof installation to fasten shingles to install roofing felt for waterproofing and to attach roof tiles and sheet metal.
Brads are small thin tapered nails with a lip or projection to one side rather than a full head or a small finish nail.
18 and 24 handsplit and resawn 6d box 2.
Roofing nails sometimes called clout nails have a short shank and a wide flat thin head.
18 straight split 3d box 1 1 4.
Box nail like a common nail but with a thinner shank and head.
There are different kinds of roofing nails made of different materials and in various sizes.
They can be used to fasten shingles roofing felt or sheet metal to wood.