roofing tools and accessories assist roofers in working safely and efficiently, such as gloves, pry bars, and tool belts.
Hammer staplers provide roofers with an effective and quick means of fastening roofing paper before installing shingles, saving both time and effort by eliminating the need to go down from a ladder.
Saws and Sawhorses
Roofers rely heavily on saws and sawhorses as essential tools, used both for cutting wood as well as supporting it for cutting purposes concrete takeoff services, while serving as makeshift workbenches. Sawhorses come in various forms and materials; some even fold easily for transportability.
Considering a pair of aluminum sawhorses for something lightweight and portable. You can easily move them around your garage or yard before folding them up for storage when finished using them. For something more permanent, 2x4s and plywood scrap can create their own stable frame to form stable sawhorses.
Drills
Drills help roofers drill holes for screws and install construction fasteners, as well as cut different materials.
Shears allow onsite cutting of metal panels to match the size and shape of any roof. Shears have blades tailored specifically for cutting this material, eliminating rough edges which could potentially damage panels and invalidate warranties.
Screw guns are tools designed to drive metal roof fasteners into panels quickly. Equipped with built-in torque controls that ensure each screw seats flush against its respective panel, these tools can be powered either via corded or cordless drills and come in various sizes equipped with different driver bits.
Hammer Tacker Staplers
Hammer tackers, like staple guns, are useful tools for fastening various materials together. Their main difference lies in that hammer tackers are typically slimmer and feature an easier mechanism.
One buyer reported using this hammer stapler to secure insulation during reroofing and found it worked efficiently for him without experiencing any jamming issues.
Contrary to many manual hammer staplers, this model comes equipped with a shock-absorbing pistol grip for reduced vibrations. Ideal for fastening roofing felt paper, insulation and construction house wrap. Accepts an assortment of staple sizes.
Roofing Hammer
A roofing hammer makes cutting, placing and nailing shingles easier for roofers with its combination of a hatchet end for cutting materials and claw end for lifting nails as well as an adjustable gauge on its head to help find the optimal exposure of roof shingles.
This Spec Ops hammer features a durable forged steel with hickory handle to withstand shock well and feel great when in your hand. The double claw makes pulling nails or wood easily. Plus, its design was done by veterans themselves; part of its proceeds go toward supporting them!
Stanley FatMax 600 roofing hammer is an ideal tool for professional roofers, featuring an ergonomic handle with shock absorption capabilities and magnetic nail holders that hold nails securely in place.
Air Compressor
An air compressor is essential to roofing work, as it powers pneumatic tools used for cutting shingles and performing other tasks. Look for one with at least a tank capable of holding at least 4.5 gallons of compressed air at maximum pressure.
Make sure your air compressor has an inbuilt regulator to give you control of how much air is delivered to each tool, with pre-set limits of 125 PSI that allows for custom pressure adjustments depending on each specific tool’s requirements.
This portable air compressor features twin pontoon tanks to store an impressive 8 gallons of air at 135 PSI; enough pressure for most professional-grade pneumatic tools used in roofing.
Nail Gun
Nail guns can be very helpful tools in roofing, as they allow roofers to drive nails much more quickly than with traditional tools such as hammers. Furthermore, these guns allow roofers to work more consistently without tiring out their arms like with regular hammers might do.
Nail guns use coil magazines to store the nails they fire, providing more precise accuracy than other forms of nailers and lasting longer between refills, cutting down on unnecessary roof climbing time while working.
Some nailers feature swivel connectors to avoid any potential air hose kinking and make them more comfortable to hold for prolonged periods of time when used with gloves. Their trigger sizes also differ to give users greater control of nail insertion speed.
