Nail Gun Vs Hammer Roofing

The hammer and nails can easily be carried in your tool belt unlike the roof nailer.

Nail gun vs hammer roofing.

Inexperienced roofers can drive nails more consistently with nail guns and will learn to do this faster than they would with a roofing hammer. If a gun is dirty it may skip and nail placement may be overlooked. If you ever drop the pneumatic nailer off the roof it will likely break. Nail placement is limited to a very small area on the shingle.

Roofing hammers are much more durable than a roof nailer. Also if the driver on the gun is wore it will fire crooked nails they will sink all the way but the head will be cocked and stick up just enough to effect the next shingle. I do use a roofing gun from time to time but i also carry my hammer to whack any nails that go in crooked my wrists are not what they used to be more so from nailing fir decking down with 8p finish nails i would think and framing whole houses by hand before we started using framing guns too. Packed with fasten edge technology an industry leading feature set this nailer can take on any roofing job.

This roofing nailer is a perfect combination of power weight and speed. The hammer head is larger than the driver in a nail gun so an overdriven nail is rare for the hand nailer because the hammer stops at the surface of the roof. Improper nailing will void your warranty and cause problem later. Though inexperienced roofers may not adjust their nail gun for areas with thicker decking e g over trusses which can result in inconsistent nail depth.

Placing a nail outside of this area can cause many problems from voiding the manufacturer s warranty to premature roof failure. An amateur roofer is more likely to place their nails incorrectly whether they re using a hammer or a nail gun. This is critical for performance and for a manufacturers warranty. A person using an air gun can certainly place the nail correctly but finding a company with a history of high quality installation with air guns can be hard.

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