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Red Green

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I am making a rabbit hutch for a friend and to avoid nails through the
plywood roof, I was thinking of using roofing cement to adhere the 3
tab shingles to the wood instead of nails.

Will the roofing cement suffice in windy/stormy weather once it has
dried/cured? This is not a high tech/demanding project, just want
something trouble free.

Nails are a good thing as you know. You could cut a piece of styrofoam
and just press it to the ceiling having the exposed nails hold it. Much
easier to "reroof" of course.

You could use maybe polyurethane caulk tubes. Depending on the size of
the hutch, could get expensive. They do make the contractor size tubes
which may cut the cost. You would need a special caulking gun for it of
course. "reroofing" nightmare probably.