General Index - National Roofing Contractors Association

Information on Section 3: Roof FastenersGeneral InformationSection 3: Roof Fasteners in the 2000 edition ofNRCA’s Low-Slope Roofing Materials Guide providesa comprehensive listing of fastener products used inlow-slope roofing. Such fasteners are typically usedto attach rigid board insulation and/or single-plymembranes to structural roof deck substrates.Information on roof fasteners is presented in theguide in four sections, based on the substrate intowhich fasteners will be attached. These four sectionsare as follows:• Steel decks• Wood decks• Concrete decks• Lightweight concrete, gypsum or cementitiouswood fiber decksAn index of the manufacturers included in Section 3:Roof Fasteners and locations of their specificproducts within this section immediately follows thisRoof Fasteners section.Roof Fastener Products: Steel DecksSpecific listing information on roof fastener productsused for steel roof decks is as follows:1. Company name2. Product name3. Country of manufacture4. Used with5. Material type6. Coating type7. Shank type8. Point type9. Method of attachment10. Diameter, length, fastening range,penetration11. Head shape12. Head dimensions13. Plates14. Plate shape, dimensions and material15. Installation equipment16. Average pullout resistance17. Meets FM approval requirements as acomponent of a Class I steel roof deck18. Passes FM 4470 for corrosion resistance19. Acceptable by the following codes20. Warranty available from manufacturerRoof Fastener Products: Wood DecksSpecific listing information on roof fastener productsused for wood roof decks is as follows:1. Company name2. Product name3713. Country of manufacture4. Used with5. Material type6. Coating type7. Shank type8. Point type9. Method of attachment10. Diameter, length, fastening range, penetration11. Head shape12. Head dimensions13. Plates14. Plate shape, dimensions and material15. Installation equipment16. Average pullout resistance17. Meets FM approval requirements as acomponent of a Class I wood roof deck18. Acceptable by the following codes19. Warranty available from manufacturerRoof Fastener Products: Concrete DecksSpecific listing information on roof fastener products usedfor concrete roof decks is as follows:1. Company name2. Product name3. Country of manufacture4. Used with5. Material type6. Coating type7. Shank type8. Point type9. Method of attachment10. Diameter, length, fastening range, penetration11. Head shape12. Head dimensions13. Plates14. Plate shape, dimensions and material15. Installation equipment16. Average pullout resistance17. Meets FM approval requirements as acomponent of a Class I concrete roof deck18. Acceptable by the following codes19. Warranty available from manufacturerRoof Fastener Products: LightweightConcrete, Gypsum or Cementitious WoodFiber DecksSpecific listing information on roof fastener products usedfor lightweight concrete, gypsum or cementitious woodfiber roof decks is as follows:1. Company name2. Product name3. Country of manufacture4. Deck type5. Used with6. Material type7. Coating type