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Metal Cap Nail | Steel Cap Nails | Grip-Rite®

Metal cap nails are designed for roofing installations, including nailing asphalt roofing shingles, roof underlayment, insulation boards, and felt to wooden substrates. The wide metal round cap prevents tear-through, and the heavy-gauge ring shank provides a powerful, lasting hold. Available in electrogalvanized and uncoated varieties to meet your application demands head-on. The sharp diamond point enables fast and seamless driving, even through tough roofing materials.

Features & Benefits

Heavy duty steel construction

Ring shank for locking effect and lasting hold

Large round metal head provides extra protection against tear-through

Why Are Metal Cap Nails Necessary?

These nails are excellent as cap nails for roofing applications. They secure roof underlayment to the substrate, and their ring shank is especially useful for this as it has a tremendous locking effect in wood. Parts of the roof underlayment are often exposed to wind gusts, as construction workers need time to add shingles. Even if they can add all the shingles in one day, there will still be times when it is left exposed and vulnerable to wind.

Metal Cap Nail Applications

Metal cap roofing nails are excellent for keeping the roof underlayment secure, but they can also be used to fasten asphalt shingles. Instead of changing nails when it’s time to add the shingles, you can use one type, saving time and resources. Thanks to their caps, metal round-cap roofing nails also spread the load over a larger area, effectively reducing the chance of tear-throughs due to wind.