Exposed Nails In Attic

However you can take care of exposed nail heads.

Exposed nails in attic. Something caught my attention in the attic. As you can see in pic 2 they drove screws through at rafter intersections only. Desperately enough in fact to consider making the major step of pulling down ceiling drywall to expose joists above. 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.

Removing and replacing all of the shingles is not a very viable option because it s so time consuming. No more nails in the head. Remove nail lift shingle and apply a small dab where nail penetrated shingle then push the overlapping shingle down and your done. I would recommend doing this on a sunny day and after exposed to sun for a few hours.

Just make sure that you don t damage the shingles lifting them up. Stately attractive and open. What should you do about exposed nail heads. Tear off or not it is a lousy job in my opinion.

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. Fill small nail holes with silicone caulk or roof cement. The shingles are no longer shingles so i m recommending a tear off. Make sure the shingle has the proper number of nails in it also.

The exposed beam ceiling look is one that many owners of conventional flat ceilings desperately want. But that rarely happens. That should not only protect you but insulate the attic against the hot and cold. A 10 length of each costs only 4 76.

There are no exposed nail tips in coming through the roof decking in pic1. 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. Unless you live in your attic the protruding nail heads shouldn t be a problem.