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09-23-2005, 11:31 AM
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Roofers?????????????
Anyone here done any 3 tab using an airstapler? I have always done it the hard way and will be renting a stapler this time, any idea how many fasteners I wil need to pick up to shoot approx 9 square, the tool uses PW Spenco type, thanks
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09-23-2005, 01:20 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Oklahoma
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I do not like a stapler. I use a nailer since staples tend to go to deep or do not hold as well. IMO
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09-23-2005, 09:37 PM
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Look deeply into my eyes
Join Date: Aug 2001
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Ditto Doug, Have always went the nail/nailgun route here,,,
Sorry,,,,actually never heard of using staples in this neck o da woods,,,
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09-23-2005, 09:57 PM
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lazy reefer
Join Date: Jul 2003
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same my father and i just did our roof as well we used 2 nail guns i think our code here in mi has changed so we are not allowed to use staples we have to use nails that go threw the roof and a 9x9 section took about 2 or 3 rolls of nails if that helpsabout 3 nails may be 4 per set of shingle.
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09-24-2005, 11:11 AM
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Super Moderator
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Interesting, 1" staples are pretty standard here, what type nail do you guys use? all the gun nails I saw have small heads. I can definatly see the advantage of being able to use nail gun, as the stapler has pretty limited use unless you do a lot of roofing, plus the fact that they only had a 10K ct box, so i am going to have a LOT of staples left over 
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When considering courage in battle, one should remember that there are 2 sides to every conflict.
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09-24-2005, 11:27 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2005
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09-24-2005, 11:40 AM
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Super Moderator
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Thanks Flame, it's been 10 yrs since my son and I redid the roof on the house, he's not available to help but has given me a lot of advice on the phone, the pics and text brought back a lot of memory. Its a pain trying to visualize when someones verbalizing 
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When considering courage in battle, one should remember that there are 2 sides to every conflict.
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but we were all husbands and fathers, sons and bros
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09-24-2005, 12:02 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Oklahoma
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I would like to come over and help, but the drive would be a killer. LOL
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09-24-2005, 12:25 PM
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The Ninja MOD
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Doug, you realy need to plan these things better, Im not that far but you gotta do it when I have a day off...
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09-24-2005, 07:27 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Never herd of stapling a roof.Red flag here.
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09-24-2005, 08:41 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2000
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not code here, surprised it is in Oregon...
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09-24-2005, 08:51 PM
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lazy reefer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: MI, clarkston
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well you can rent a roofing nail gun just get it done as fast as you can it goes so much faster with 2 people 1 puting the shingles down and one nailing thme in at one point we had 5 people on out roof nailing and setting them up we did a 35 by 16 section of the roof with only 3 people and 1 gun in about 45 minuts its definatly nice having the nail gun btw the part o the roof that took about 45 min was almost flat may be a 15 degree slope. good luck though and i think the nails you can buyy by the roll
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09-25-2005, 12:37 PM
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Super Moderator
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Well next time I will just hire it done, the rented airtool was a POS, the shingles varied in width from package to package, so I have to restablish a straight line and hand nail, the prep work I didnt have a chance to do before the weekend chewed up a lot more time than I planned and now my helpers have gone, its gonna be a long sucky day, anyone need 9900 staples for a Senco PW?
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The heroism of the losing side rarely gets remembered
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09-25-2005, 08:12 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Oklahoma
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Just checking in to see how the project went.
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09-25-2005, 09:07 PM
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Oh no...not again!!!
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Colorado Springs
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No advice here. I did take out a jillion nails at the restaurant though and used screws with the rubber washers to hold the metal roof down.
I saw on This Old House a couple of days ago the roofers using hammers and nails old school and they looked like they knew what they were doing laying the asphalt tiles. It was on PBS though so it could have been a rerun from 1974 or something.
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