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Metal Cap Nail

Grip-Rite® steel cap nails are excellent for nailing roof underlayment, like insulation boards and felt, to wooden substrates and applying asphalt roofing shingles. They have a heavy shank gauge and a large head for enhanced holding power.

Features & Benefits

  • Hardy steel fabrication

  • Ring shank for locking effect

  • A large head provides extra staying power

  • Round-cap metal design to stop tear-throughs

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Metal Cap Nail

* Material Number Material Description Fastener Point Type Gauge Product Length Shank Type Head Size fraction Head Type Coating/ Finish Packaging Type Approximate Count
112EGMRCAP 1-1/2" EG RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 50# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1-1/2 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Eectrogalvanized 50# Box 4200
112EGMRCPB 1-1/2" EG RS MTL RND CAP ROOFING BKT 25# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1-1/2 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Eectrogalvanized 25# Bucket 2100
114EGMRCAP 1-1/4" EG RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 50# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1-1/4 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Eectrogalvanized 50# Box 5000
114EGMRCPB 1-1/4" EG RS MTL RND CAP ROOFING BKT 25# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1-1/4 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Eectrogalvanized 25# Bucket 2500
114MRCAP2 1-1/4" MTL RD CAP RFG 2# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1-1/4 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Eectrogalvanized 2# Box 200
114MRCAP30 1 1/4" MTL RND CAP RFG 30# PAIL Diamond Point 12 gauge 1-1/4 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Eectrogalvanized 30# Box 3000
134EGMRCAP 1 3/4" EG R.S. METAL ROUND CAP RFG50# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1-3/4 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Eectrogalvanized 50# Box 3950
134MRCAP3 1-3/4" MTL RD CAP RFG 3# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1-3/4 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Eectrogalvanized 3# Box 237
212MRCAP3 2-1/2" MTL RD CAP RFG 3# Diamond Point 11 gauge 2-1/2 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Eectrogalvanized 3# Box 201
34EGMRCAP 3/4" EG RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 50# Diamond Point 12 gauge 3/4 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Eectrogalvanized 50# Box 5850
6EGMRCAP25 6" EG RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 25# Diamond Point 8 gauge 6 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Eectrogalvanized 25# Box 600
78EGMRCAP 7/8" EG RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 50# Diamond Point 12 gauge 7/8 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Eectrogalvanized 50# Box 5600
78EGMRCPBK 7/8" EG RS MTL RND CAP ROOFING BKT 25# Diamond Point 12 gauge 7/8 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Eectrogalvanized 25# Bucket 2800
1EGMRCAP 1" EG RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 50# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Eectrogalvanized 50# Box 5350
1EGMRCAPBK 1" EG RS MTL RND CAP ROOFING BKT 25# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Eectrogalvanized 25# Bucket 2675
1MSCAP25 1" MTL SQ CAP RFG 25# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1 " Ring 1 " Metal Square Cap Head Eectrogalvanized 25# Box 2125
112MRCAP 1-1/2" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 50# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1-1/2 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 50# Box 4200
112MRCAP3 1-1/2" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 3# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1-1/2 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 3# Box 252
114MRCAP3 1-1/4" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 3# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1-1/4 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 3# Box 300
114MSCAP3 1-1/4" BRT RS MTL SQ CAP ROOFING 3# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1-1/4 " Ring 1 " Metal Square Cap Head Bright 3# Box 243
134MRCAP 1-3/4" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 50# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1-3/4 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 50# Box 3950
134MSCAP3 1-3/4" BRT RS MTL SQ CAP ROOFING 3# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1-3/4 " Ring 1 " Metal Square Cap Head Bright 3# Box 201
1MRCAP 1" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 50# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 50# Box 5350
1MRCAP3 1" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 3# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 3# Box 321
1MSCAP3 1" BRT RS MTL SQUARE CAP ROOFING 3# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1 " Ring 1 " Metal Square Cap Head Bright 3# Box 255
212MRCAP 2-1/2" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 50# Diamond Point 11 gauge 2-1/2 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 50# Box 3350
2MRCAP 2" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 50# Diamond Point 12 gauge 2 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 50# Box 3700
2MRCAP3 2" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 3# Diamond Point 12 gauge 2 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 3# Box 222
2MSCAP3 2" BRT RS MTL SQUARE CAP ROOFING 3# Diamond Point 12 gauge 2 " Ring 1 " Metal Square Cap Head Bright 3# Box 189
312MRCAP25 3-1/2" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 25# Diamond Point 9 gauge 3-1/2 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 25# Box 1050
34MRCAP3 3/4" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 3# Diamond Point 12 gauge 3/4 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 3# Box 351
34MSCAP3 3/4" BRT RS MTL SQUARE CAP ROOFING 3# Diamond Point 12 gauge 3/4 " Ring 1 " Metal Square Cap Head Bright 3# Box 270
3MRCAP 3" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 50# Diamond Point 11 gauge 3 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 50# Box 3000
3MRCAP25 3" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 25# Diamond Point 11 gauge 3 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 25# Box 1500
3MRCAP3 3" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 3# Diamond Point 12 gauge 3 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 3# Box 180
4MRCAP25 4" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 25# Diamond Point 9 gauge 4 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 25# Box 925
78MRCAP3 7/8" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 3# Diamond Point 12 gauge 7/8 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 3# Box 336
78MSCAP25B 7/8" BRT RS MTL SQ CAP ROOFING BKT 25# Diamond Point 12 gauge 7/8 " Ring 1 " Metal Square Cap Head Bright 25# Bucket 2200
78MSCAP3 7/8" BRT RS MTL SQUARE CAP ROOFING 3# Diamond Point 12 gauge 7/8 " Ring 1 " Metal Square Cap Head Bright 3# Box 284
8MRCAP25 8" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 25# Diamond Point   8 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 25# Box 137
114MRCAP 1-1/4" BRT RS MTL ROUND CAP ROOFING 50# Diamond Point 12 gauge 1-1/4 " Ring 1 " Metal Round Cap Head Bright 50# Box 5000

Why Are Metal Cap Nails Necessary?

These nails are excellent as cap nails for roofing applications. They secure roof underlayment to the substrate, and their ring shank is especially useful for this as it has a tremendous locking effect in wood. Parts of the roof underlayment are often exposed to wind gusts, as construction workers need time to add shingles. 

Even if they can add all the shingles in one day, there will still be times when it is left exposed and vulnerable to wind. 

Metal Cap Nail Applications

Metal cap roofing nails are excellent for keeping the roof underlayment secure, but they can also be used to fasten asphalt shingles. Instead of changing nails when it’s time to add the shingles, you can use one type, saving time and resources. 

Thanks to their caps, metal round-cap roofing nails also spread the load over a larger area, effectively reducing the chance of tear-throughs due to wind.

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