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How Many Nails Per Shingle Do You Need?

How many nails per shingle you need — 4 vs 6, the high-wind rule, placement, and nails-per-square math for 3-t…

What Size Roofing Nails Do You Need for Asphalt Shingles?

The right roofing nail size for asphalt shingles — length by deck thickness, gauge and head diameter, galvaniz…

What Nail Gun Do Roofers Use?

What nail gun roofers actually use — why pneumatic coil roofing nailers dominate, where cordless fits now, and…

The Best Roofing Nailers for 2026

The best roofing nailers for 2026 — top coil and cordless picks for pros and DIYers, compared on weight, capac…

The Best Cordless Roofing Nailers for 2026

The best cordless roofing nailers for 2026 — the DeWalt DCN45RN leads, plus when a battery roofing nail gun be…

Bostitch RN46 Roofing Nailer Review

Hands-on Bostitch RN46 roofing nailer review — specs, real-world performance, depth control, pros and cons, RN…

Metabo HPT NV45AB2 Roofing Nailer Review

Metabo HPT NV45AB2 (formerly Hitachi) roofing nailer review — durability, weight, depth adjust, pros and cons,…

DeWalt DCN45RN Cordless Roofing Nailer Review

DeWalt DCN45RN 20V cordless roofing nailer review — real-world use, weight, nails per charge, cost vs pneumati…

Metabo HPT NV45AB2 vs Bostitch RN46

Metabo HPT NV45AB2 vs Bostitch RN46 — the two classic coil roofing nailers compared on weight, durability, dep…

Max CN445R3 SuperRoofer Roofing Nailer Review

Max CN445R3 SuperRoofer roofing nailer review — durability, recoil, weight, and whether this premium coil roof…

The Best Roofing Nailer for the Money

The best roofing nailer for the money in 2026 — the value picks that punch above their price, plus when spendi…

The Best Nailer for Cedar Shakes & Shingles

The best nailer for cedar shakes and shingles — why stainless nails are non-negotiable, the right coil gun, an…

Cordless vs Pneumatic Roofing Nailer

Cordless vs pneumatic roofing nailer — weight, cost, speed, and reliability compared, plus which one is right …

How to Use a Roofing Nailer

How to use a roofing nailer — loading the coil, setting depth and air pressure, nailing on the line, and the s…

Roofing Nailer Troubleshooting

Roofing nailer troubleshooting — fix jams, double-firing, nails not sinking flush, overdriving, and air leaks,…

How Many Roofing Nails Per Square?

How many roofing nails per square — the 4-nail and 6-nail math, how many coils and boxes you need, and how muc…

DeWalt vs Milwaukee Cordless Roofing Nailer

DeWalt vs Milwaukee cordless roofing nailer — why DeWalt's DCN45RN is the established option, what M18 owners …

How to Maintain a Roofing Nailer

Roofing nailer maintenance — how to oil a pneumatic nailer, keep it clean, drain your compressor, and store it…

Roofing Nails: Picking the Right Coil Nail

How to pick the right coil roofing nail — length by job and deck, electro vs hot-dipped vs stainless, smooth v…