In high wind areas more will be needed.
How many pounds of roofing nails per bundle.
Comp shingles 4 nails per shingle wood shakes 2 nails per shake wood shingles 2 nails per shingle osb plywood 72 nails per sheet.
Nails screws are sold by weight not quantity usually in 1 pound and 5 pound boxes.
For high wind areas or when shingles are being applied to a mansard six nails per shingle are required 480 nails per square.
Roof material nail length pounds per square coils per square comp shingles smooth 1 1 33 2 63.
Other styles of shingles may require more or fewer nails per shingle and may have more or less than 80.
Use this chart to determine how many fasteners there are per pound.
Because nails are purchased by the pound so can ask your supplier for the correct number of nails for your size roof in the length you specify.
Some use five nails on the starter row.
This is based on 80 shingles per square.
You will need approximately 2 pounds of nails to install a square of shingles in regular conditions and about 3 pounds if you are dealing with windy conditions.
This amounts to an average of 320.
That means 252 nails per bundle.
For regular three tab shingles this would require 320 nails per square.