Screws Poking through Roof?

[KimKimWilliamso]

When you shingled your chicken coop, did your shingle nails protrude on the inside of the coop, and if so were you concerned with this???
We are about to shingle my coop, the last step, and we have realised the nails will stick through about 1/2 an inch. Is this an issue? i would worry that birds would fly into it inadverntently or something but my husband says this is unavoidable, and no roof can be completed correctly without this side affect.

Input would be great appreciated!

 

[Leslieb118]

Mine did that, too. I just grabbed the hammer and sat inside the coop and hammered the nails sideways back up to the top so they didn't poke down.

 

[GoldDogsMom]

I found a free shed that I converted into a coop. It hadroofing nails sticking through so I went around and hammered them flat, especially in the lower area and the areas above the roosts.

 

[KimKimWilliamso]

Thanks guys. Suggested this to hubby, and he says this could actually cause the nail spots to leak. Makes sense I guess.

After posting my question I had the bright idea of searching this forum for similar posts, and found one other person with a similar problem.
Seems many people make the similar suggestion as you two did, and then also using furing strips, cutting with wire cutter, and just not shingling! LOL

Well, I have to shingle, so I guess my best bet is to furing strips. I am still open to other suggestions!

 

[Leslieb118]

I've never had an issue with the roof leaking on either one of my coops with the method I used. I could've snipped off the ends, and have done that before, but I'm just a tad too lazy for that!! LOL Good luck with whichever route you choose!

 

[KimKimWilliamso]

Good to know, I will make that argument to the husband.

 

[Haunted Chicken]

The nails on my run come threw. My husband didn't want me to bend or cut them so we're going to cut up an old hose into 1" sections and push them up onto the nails. It'll look funny but at least no one will get cut and will be an easy free fix..

 

[PDXcluck]

If it is shingled properly, hammering the nails sideways/flat from the inside won't cause leaks. If you want to be sure, caulk over any nail heads within 2 inches of a shingle seam. To clarify, when you put a row of shingles on occasionally a nail in the row below will be close to a seam in the row above, caulk these nail heads for extra protection.

Good luck

 

[HousyRunner]

If you live in Canada where I presume it gets cold, you might put some Hi-R rigid insulation up there. I put up 1/2" sheet (you can push it into the protruding nails) and then some 1/2" plywood over the Hi-R. Does a good job of covering the nails, although that extra plywood makes for a heavy coop if you ever plan to move it.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Folks often use a nail that is too long for the thickness of the roof deck, thus too much protrudes below the surface. Some localities where I've lived have codes that only allow a 1/2" (1 cm) of exposure. The thinking is that more than that encourages rusting of the nail. Just the messenger here, merely reporting LOL. I personally don't like to see any more than that showing. You can barely see it.

I've seen some roofers grab whatever they have on the truck and I've seen as much as an inch to inch and a half protruding, Not a fan of that look.