How To Fasten Tar Paper To Roof

Mark the same at the other end of the roll.

How to fasten tar paper to roof. Tar paper 15 felt use staples or nails. Step 3 overhang paper. Chalk lines should be snapped 33 5 8 above the eave line. Step 4 over the peak.

Have a helper ready to assist with this step and take care to get the lines straight and clean. Begin your first row of tar paper with the bottom of the tar paper. Measure the size of your roof in square feet. Unroll your felt onto a flat surface.

Drip edges on the eaves any valley liners and all flashing should be installed before the tar paper is laid. This overhang will ensure water will not enter underneath the paper getting trapped on top of the wood roof planks. So when its nailed to the felt it has a larger holding surface then a roofing nail or staple. Lightly scratch a vertical line on the surface with the rear of the blade to mark the length of your shed plus the front and rear overlaps.

Lay the first strip of tar paper side to side with its bottom edge along the edge of the roof. Roll out about 10 feet of. Get your trowel and another scoop of cement and apply it on the roof below the second chalk line. Once the cement is spread across the roof it s time to place the second layer down.

Tack it in place at the corner with the end flush with the end of the roof and the bottom edge of the roll right along the bottom of the roof deck over the drip edge. Its just how it sounds 7 8 1 1 2 an aluminum nail pierced through a plastic cap that is bowed downward. Use a chalkline or align it by eye to make sure it is straight then drive roofing nails every foot or so to fasten it to the sheathing. After this lines should be snapped every 34 as you move up the roof.

As mentioned above place the first 6 inches 15 cm of the second layer on top of the first layer. Scratch a line between the two marks to create a vertical guide for your cut. Measure your roof s surface in square feet and purchase enough tar paper to cover the entire surface twice. Multiply the width by the height for the.

Cut drip edge flashing at an angle at the corner press it lightly against the eave end not too hard or you will misshape it and drive a nail near the end. Measure the width and height of each section separately. Apply roofing cement and secure the second layer to the roof. Allow for a inch overhang of paper down each side of the roof when unrolling the paper.

How to install roofing tar paper. Apply drip edge to the eave.