How To Put Roofing Paper On

Roof felt also known as tar paper is a waterproof fiberglass product.

How to put roofing paper on. All nails and staples should be placed on the lower half of the paper. Step 3 overhang paper. Whatever your reason for attaching roof felt you should only do it after cutting your pieces to the appropriate size and cleaning and. Lay the first course of tar paper lengthwise on the roof so one edge is covering the drip edge nailed to the roof.

Allow for a inch overhang of paper down each side of the roof when unrolling the paper. Roll out the tar paper along the bottom edge of the roof. Ensure that you hammer the nails properly into the roof don t leave the nails sticking up above the layer. Hammer the nails in at 10 inches 25 cm intervals across the roof.

The paper should then be nailed in or stapled every three to four inches across. Where a roll ends and a new one is begun the two rolls should be overlapped by four inches. Hammer nails into the rolled roofing to secure it. Cut it to fit your roof if.

This overhang will ensure water will not enter underneath the paper getting trapped on top of the wood roof planks. Staple it to the plywood with a staple gun placing the staples at 6 to 8 inch intervals along the edges and in the middle of the paper. Step 4 over the peak. Valley ridges and hips should have a 6 inch overlap of paper.

Begin your first row of tar paper with the bottom of the tar paper slightly hanging over the edge of the roof. It is used for temporary roofing for weatherproofing and as an underlayment under shingles or other permanent roofing materials. This video walks through the very basic steps for installing tarpaper felt. Start at the bottom edge of the roof and roll the paper roll out toward the peak.

Make sure you use a strong hammer and 1 inch 2 5 cm roofing nails.