How To Fasten Tar Paper To Roof

Have a helper ready to assist with this step and take care to get the lines straight and clean.

How to fasten tar paper to roof.

So when its nailed to the felt it has a larger holding surface then a roofing nail or staple. Multiply the width by the height for the. Its just how it sounds 7 8 1 1 2 an aluminum nail pierced through a plastic cap that is bowed downward. Step 4 over the peak.

This overhang will ensure water will not enter underneath the paper getting trapped on top of the wood roof planks. 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. Get your trowel and another scoop of cement and apply it on the roof below the second chalk line. Use a ladder to reach the bottom level of the roof.

Step 3 overhang paper. As mentioned above place the first 6 inches 15 cm of the second layer on top of the first layer. How to install roofing tar paper. Once the cement is spread across the roof it s time to place the second layer down.

Mark the same at the other end of the roll. Measure the width and height of each section separately. Lay the first strip of tar paper side to side with its bottom edge along the edge of the roof. Apply drip edge to the eave.

Chalk lines should be snapped 33 5 8 above the eave line. 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. Measure the size of your roof in square feet. Begin your first row of tar paper with the bottom of the tar paper.

Start at the bottom edge of the roof and roll the paper roll out toward the peak. 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. Roll out about 10 feet of.

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. Allow for a inch overhang of paper down each side of the roof when unrolling the paper. Step 2 begin at the bottom edges of the roof and go up. Tar paper 15 felt use staples or nails.

Drip edges on the eaves any valley liners and all flashing should be installed before the tar paper is laid. Apply roofing cement and secure the second layer to the roof.