Exposed Nails In Attic

In the worst case it will lead to actual leaks in your attic and this in turn can lead to moist insulation mold problems and other water damage.

Exposed nails in attic.

Unless you live in your attic the protruding nail heads shouldn t be a problem. As you can see in pic 2 they drove screws through at rafter intersections only. Make sure the shingle has the proper number of nails in it also. I would recommend doing this on a sunny day and after exposed to sun for a few hours.

But that rarely happens. Something caught my attention in the attic. If you use your attic for storage and need protection buy an insulating foam and have it sprayed against the walls. The exposed beam ceiling look is one that many owners of conventional flat ceilings desperately want.

Remove nail lift shingle and apply a small dab where nail penetrated shingle then push the overlapping shingle down and your done. Tear off or not it is a lousy job in my opinion. Exposed roofing nails in attic dripping post by tnaval fri dec 29 2017 8 29 pm besides a table saw and a chop saw i used for a couple hours and my body heat. No more nails in the head.

What should you do about exposed nail heads. There are no exposed nail tips in coming through the roof decking in pic1. Cut the tubing into pieces about 3 8 to 1 2 long depending on length of exposed nails in your attic then push a piece of tubing onto each nail point. Stately attractive and open.

A 10 length of each costs only 4 76. This is from a 40 year single family today. That should not only protect you but insulate the attic against the hot and cold. However you can take care of exposed nail heads.

The shingles are no longer shingles so i m recommending a tear off. Removing and replacing all of the shingles is not a very viable option because it s so time consuming. Just make sure that you don t damage the shingles lifting them up.