enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Asphalt shingle - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphalt_shingle

   The design standard was for the self-sealing strips of adhesive to be fully adhered after sixteen hours at 140 °F (60 °C). Also in the 1950s testing on the use of 3 ⁄ 4-inch (19 mm) staples rather than roofing nails was carried out showing they could perform as well as nails but with six staples compared with four nails. [3]

3. Nail (fastener) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nail_(fastener)

   Nails are made in a great variety of forms for specialized purposes. The most common is a wire nail. [2] Other types of nails include pins, tacks, brads, spikes, and cleats. Nails are typically driven into the workpiece by a hammer or nail gun. A nail holds materials together by friction in the axial direction and shear strength

4. Penny (unit) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(unit)

   A larger number indicates a longer nail, shown in the table below. Diameter of the nail also varies based on penny size, depending on nail type. Nails under 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 inch, often called brads, are sold mostly in small packages with only a length designation or with length and wire gauge designations; for example, 1″ 18 ga. or 3 ⁄ 4 ″ 16 ga.

5. Wood shingle - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_shingle

   In Scandinavia shakes, traditionally used only for roofing, are generally smaller than in North America, measuring 13–16 inches (330–410 mm) long, 4–6 inches (100–150 mm) wide and 1 ⁄ 8 inch (3.2 mm) thick, [6] while in Poland and Slovakia they are usually 36 inches (910 mm) long, 4–6 inches (100–150 mm) wide and 1–1.25 inches ...

6. News, Politics, Sports, Mail & Latest Headlines - AOL.com

   homepage.aol.com

   Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.

7. Sidney Cooke Limited - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Cooke_Limited

   This division produced and sold screws, roofing nails, rivets and fasteners. In December 1946, John Dedman replied to Thomas Sheehy's question on notice [15] in the Australian Parliament about the shortage of 1/2 inch blue upholsterers' tacks in South Australia. It was advised that Sidney Cooke Pty. Ltd., as one of the two Australian ...

8. AOL Mail

   mail.aol.com

   Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!

9. Asphalt roll roofing - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphalt_roll_roofing

   Asphalt roll roofing or membrane is a roofing material commonly used for buildings that feature a low sloped roof pitch in North America. The material is based on the same materials used in asphalt shingles ; an organic felt or fiberglass mat, saturated with asphalt , and faced with granular stone aggregate.