Papering A Roof

I swear it is the fastest way out there.

Papering a roof.

Place just enough tacks to hold down the tar paper. Then i run a r. Lay the first strip of tar paper side to side with its bottom edge along the edge of the roof. Starting a roof with tarpaper felt.

Tack it down with galvanized nails a hammer tacker or an electric staple gun. It acts as an added moisture barrier. Use more if the day is windy. Tar paper also know as roof felt is a heavy paper impregnated with tar which makes it waterproof.

Tar paper or roof felt is required by most building codes. Tar paper is considered an underlayment it goes under a more durable roofing material. This is how i paper my vallies. If you have a steep roof use a roof harness to help keep you from getting hurt if you lose your footing on the.

Take a close look at how i paper the 30 in the center of the valley. It seems that if water does get past the shingles that the tar paper having all of those staple and nail holes would do little to keep the water out. If your rolls of tar paper aren t long enough to cover the length of the roof use more than one strip to make a. Setting the roll and then nailing off.

Begin at the bottom edges of the roof and go up.