Asked on Oct 07, 2017
What do I do about roof nails whose tips are showing through my eaves?
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VH
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The house was reshingled about ten years ago and the guy used nails over the eaves and porch overhang that were too long. Luckily I live in the desert and we've had a long drought, so probably the only damage has been cosmetic. I plan on painting the house in spring. Short of pulling them all out or reroofing, what do I do about those nail tips?
That’s not uncommon. Sometimes they use nail guns w glue...so no leaks.
If they are in a pattern you could cover them with Studs or Stickers or Faux Beams or Batterns
It happens. It's not that he used too long nails (standard sizes). It's that the roof sheathing is not thick enough for the nails. You can just paint over them and live with the result or fill in the areas with wood covering the tips. If you do glue the wood with construction adhesive. Don't use nails or you will poke through the roof. You can use wood trim nailed to the rafters on the sides to hold the wood in.
You can clip them or use a hacksaw blade
Now here is something that might sound a bit funky but you can also call it whimsical. Save your soda bottle caps and glue them up with E-6000 glue in different colors/patterns. Might be a fun project for the kids in your life?
Heavy side cutting dikes
I just painted over mine when I had my metal roof installed. They were only on the ceiling of my screened in porch. Doesn't look bad.