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ROOFING NAIL [6 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Fasteners
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

A short, heavy nail with a large head, designed for use in attaching asphalt shingles, etc., to a roof.

CONT

All joints in the sheathing paper shall occur over framing, and the paper shall be fastened to the framing with roofing nails or staples spaced not more than 6 in. along the edges of the outer layer of sheathing paper.

Key term(s)
  • roof nail

French

Domaine(s)
  • Clouterie et visserie
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
CONT

Clou à toiture : A tête large et galvanisée. Pour bardeaux ou papier: la tête reste en surface, car elle est plate.

CONT

Le papier doit être fixé à l'ossature au moyen de clous pour couverture ou d'agrafes disposés suivant un espacement de 6 po au plus le long des bords de la couche extérieure de papier.

OBS

clou de toiture : Terme uniformisé par CN-Air Canada.

Key term(s)
  • clou à tête large

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Exterior Covering Materials
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

The unsurfaced strip along a sheet or roll roofing which forms the underportion at the lap in the application of the roof covering.

OBS

Selvage is the non-exposed, granule-free area on rolled roofing. Designed for nail placement and sealant.

OBS

selvage; selvedge: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Revêtements extérieurs
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Partie d'un matériau à surfaçage minéral où le surfaçage a été omis pour permettre une meilleure adhérence avec la feuille de recouvrement.

OBS

bordure : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Materials
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
CONT

Shingling Hip Roofs. Each course of shingles applied to the hip roof should be continued around the roof. Each shingle should be trimmed to the angle of the hip ridge. Use regular hip shingles or cut standard shingles (three-cut), to cover the hip ridge. The hip ridge should be covered before the main roof ridge.

CONT

When placing the last hip shingle on the main ridge, seal it with roofing cement and nail it into position.

OBS

hip shingle: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
CONT

Toiture et revêtement extérieur [...] Coupe des bardeaux d'arête.

OBS

arêtier : En couverture, l'arêtier est l'ouvrage qui compose l'étanchéité de la rencontre de deux versants.

OBS

arête : Toute ligne saillante formée par la rencontre de deux surfaces planes ou courbes.

OBS

bardeau d'arêtier : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joints and Connections (Construction)
DEF

A method of fastening in which the nail is driven into the edge of the board at an angle so that the head is concealed by the edge of the next board.

DEF

Nailing whereby nail heads are protected from weather by overlying sheet(s) of roofing material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joints et assemblages (Construction)
DEF

Pose de couverture de manière à dissimuler toutes les têtes de clous par des chevauchements de matériaux.

CONT

On n'utilise les pointes à tête plate que pour réaliser des clouages invisibles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Juntas y conexiones (Construcción)
DEF

En carpintería, disposición de los clavos de tal manera que los orificios de penetración queden ocultos.

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Record 5 2000-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Fasteners
  • Rough Carpentry
OBS

Used for the same purposes as a wire nail, also used especially for aluminum roofing and flashings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Clouterie et visserie
  • Charpenterie

Spanish

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Record 6 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Fasteners

French

Domaine(s)
  • Clouterie et visserie

Spanish

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