How To Nail Roof Jacks

Roof jacks appear to be installed by lifting shingles and only creating nail holes under the shingle.

How to nail roof jacks. So there is no exposed hole. I have not inspected closely yet but i think in this case the nails do go through the exposed part of the shingle. If you are new to working with roof brackets. Hammer in one nail about 2 inches from each end of each shingle and another nail about 1 inch above each cutout.

Each jack has a flat base with a series of nail holes. Use a ladder against a side of the building to climb to the roof edge. Now you ve installed the first one. The front end of the base goes under the shingle just above it and you drive a 3 inch nail through the hole at that end to secure it.

Step 1 check out the roof. Attach two jacks to the roof by pulling up a tab of one of the shingles sliding the top. Make sure that you don t push it all the way inside your roof since you might damage it. You can usually feel sheathing nails which are driven into rafters through the underlayment attach a jack by driving two 16d nails never roofing nails into a rafter.

Next drive a nail at the bottom part of the jack in order to secure it on both ends. Drive a nail in each slot and pound it down in such a way that it is level with the metal of the jack. Roof jacks provide a stable surface to work increasing safety and making it easier to apply roofing. When finished pound the nails the rest of the way in cover the nail heads w mastic add tabbing cement and puch the exposure of the shingle back down into place.

Guide to installing roof brackets. Nail the cut off shingle into place about 6 inches from its lower edge. Ideally locate a rafter below the sheathing. Make sure to keep nails out of the tar strip as you work.