How To Nail Roof Jacks

I have not inspected closely yet but i think in this case the nails do go through the exposed part of the shingle.

How to nail roof jacks.

Step 1 check out the roof. If not you will need to break the tabbing cement and carefully lift the exposed part of the shingle insert the jack and nail using a wonder bar or something. 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. Nail the cut off shingle into place about 6 inches from its lower edge.

Ideally locate a rafter below the sheathing. Drive a nail in each slot and pound it down in such a way that it is level with the metal of the jack. Use a ladder against a side of the building to climb to the roof edge. 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. Guide to installing roof brackets. Make sure to keep nails out of the tar strip as you work. Attach two jacks to the roof by pulling up a tab of one of the shingles sliding the top.

Now you ve installed the first one. 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. Each jack has a flat base with a series of nail holes. Make sure that you don t push it all the way inside your roof since you might damage it.

If you are new to working with roof brackets. So there is no exposed hole. Roof jacks appear to be installed by lifting shingles and only creating nail holes under the shingle. Hammer in one nail about 2 inches from each end of each shingle and another nail about 1 inch above each cutout.