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About 88 nails per bundle of architectural shingles on a four-nail pattern, or 132 on a six-nail high-wind pattern. Architectural shingles run about 66 per square over three bundles, which is 22 shingles per bundle.
Quick answer: a bundle of architectural shingles holds ~21 shingles, and the standard 4-nail pattern uses ~84 nails per bundle. The 6-nail high-wind pattern bumps that to 126 nails per bundle. Use the calculator below to convert bundles → exact nail count, weight, and box count.
A bundle of shingles covers about a third of a square, so the nails per bundle follow directly from the nails per square divided by three. What changes the answer is the shingle type and the nailing pattern.
| Shingle type | Shingles per bundle | 4-nail pattern | 6-nail high-wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural (3 bundles/square) | 22 | 88 | 132 |
| Three-tab (3 bundles/square) | 26 | 104 | 156 |
| Heavyweight designer (4 bundles/square) | 16 | 64 | 96 |
Architectural shingles run about 66 to the square and three-tab about 80, which is where the per-bundle figures come from. Check the wrapper — bundles per square varies by product line.
| Roof area | 4-nail pattern | Weight | 6-nail high-wind | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 sq ft | 2,640 | 18.9 lb | 3,960 | 28.3 lb |
| 1,500 sq ft | 3,960 | 28.3 lb | 5,940 | 42.4 lb |
| 2,000 sq ft | 5,280 | 37.7 lb | 7,920 | 56.6 lb |
| 2,500 sq ft | 6,600 | 47.1 lb | 9,900 | 70.7 lb |
| 3,000 sq ft | 7,920 | 56.6 lb | 11,880 | 84.9 lb |
Weights assume roughly 140 nails to the pound for 1¼ inch roofing nails. Longer nails weigh more each, so a 1¾ inch nail runs nearer 105 to the pound.
None — nails are bought separately. What you need per bundle is about 88 nails for architectural shingles on a four-nail pattern, or 132 on a six-nail high-wind pattern.
About 320 on the standard four-nail pattern and 480 on the six-nail high-wind pattern, assuming architectural shingles at roughly 66 per square.
Roughly 140 one-and-a-quarter inch roofing nails to the pound. A 2,000 square foot roof on a four-nail pattern needs about 5,300 nails, which is around 38 pounds.
In high-wind zones, on steep slopes, and wherever the shingle manufacturer requires it for the wind warranty to stand. The extra nails cost a few dollars a square.
Counting bundles first? See how many bundles of shingles per square.
Need the whole roof at once? The free roofing calculator works out roof area, squares, shingle bundles, underlayment, drip edge, ridge cap and installed cost from one set of measurements.