Shiner Nails- code violation?

[evandeven (Eric Van De Ven, CMI)]

@Jim_Mullen

I don’t believe it is actually “in” the building code per se, but I can tell you first hand as a builder, and also having many re-roofs under my belt in Brevard County, that a thorough building inspector will bust you during a new construction inspection, and require that they be removed and the deck re-secured at those location(s).

Code or not, on new construction it is just good practice to do so, as the biggest concern is that if you missed the truss, the deck is not secured properly at that location, and there is also the possibility of them backing out over time and disturbing the shingles above. On a re-roof it would be damn near impossible to do so, and absurd impo since the deck was nailed off from the original construction anyhow, then re-nailed during a proper “professional” re-roof, and that access via the attic space is very limited.

FWIW…
Jim

When they re-roof, those nails may or may not push up and cause a leak.

My biggest question, and one I have yet to find an answer for, is that when you re-nail a deck, the old nails are there, as a guide and if properly installed, which almost all were, how can you put nails in between the existing nails, and still miss the truss? :roll: