How To Nail Roof Jacks

Ideally locate a rafter below the sheathing.

How to nail roof jacks.

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. Then the nail is pounded in and sealed. So there is no exposed hole. Hammer in one nail about 2 inches from each end of each shingle and another nail about 1 inch above each cutout.

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. Now you ve installed the first one. Use a ladder against a side of the building to climb to the roof edge. Guide to installing roof brackets.

Step 1 check out the roof. If you are new to working with roof brackets. 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. I have not inspected closely yet but i think in this case the nails do go through the exposed part of the shingle.

Next drive a nail at the bottom part of the jack in order to secure it on both ends. Roof jacks provide a stable surface to work increasing safety and making it easier to apply roofing. Each jack has a flat base with a series of nail holes. Drive a nail in each slot and pound it down in such a way that it is level with the metal of the jack.

Attach two jacks to the roof by pulling up a tab of one of the shingles sliding the top. Nail the cut off shingle into place about 6 inches from its lower edge. Make sure to keep nails out of the tar strip as you work. Step 2 attach two jacks.