How To Tar Paper A Shed Roof

How to install felt paper.

How to tar paper a shed roof. Tack it to roof using a hammer stapler or an electric staple gun. Tack one end of the felt in place so that it remains in place as you roll it out. 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. This video quickly goes over how to properly tar paper a roof.

Lay the first strip of tar paper side to side with its bottom edge along the edge of the roof. Start by measuring the length and width of one side of the roof in. Cutting your felt pieces. Begin your first row of tar paper with the bottom of the tar paper slightly hanging over the edge of the roof.

Calculate the area of your roof by combining the area of each surface. Step 2 begin at the bottom edges of the roof and go up. Cut lengths of shed roof felt to match the long side of the roof be sure to add 2 to 3 inches to the length at each end. Rubber coat 57 roof tar.

This extra length will be folded over and nailed to the battens so that any water will drip off the edge without getting the wood wet. Roll out the first section of tar paper over the ice and water shield. Make sure your roof deck is clean and free of debris. Add about 2 inches 5 cm to each of your measurements before calculating the area.

Unroll the paper on the roof and cut it to the correct length with a utility knife. Step 5 overlap the next strip of tar paper over the first one by 5 inches and staple in place. Measure your roof s surface in square feet and purchase enough tar paper to cover the entire surface twice. Roll out the tar paper along the bottom edge of the roof.

Starting from the bottom of your roof roll the paper out going from edge to edge leaving 1 2 overlap past the edges and. If you are using drip edge highly recommended you will want to install it on your eaves.