How To Nail Down Roof Felt

Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife.

How to nail down roof felt.

Begin your first row of tar paper with the bottom of the tar paper slightly hanging over the edge of the roof. Roll the felt so that it overhangs the edge by 2 inches. Step 4 over the peak. Fasten drip edge on eaves with galvanized nails and a hammer about 12 inches apart before laying roof felt.

It s best to start nailing in the center and work out from there. Valley ridges and hips should have a 6 inch overlap of paper. Step 1 prep the area. Using galvanised clout nails nail down the first layer of felt.

Dry the roof surface. Overlap and cut drip edges. Step 5 secure ends. Cleaning and preparing your roof 1.

Step 3 overhang paper. How to install roofing paper. Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof. Where a roll ends and a new one is begun the two rolls should be overlapped by four inches.

Ensure the felt remains even and straight as you work. Use a trowel to spread roofing cement over half or more of the strips. How to do it. Paint a thin layer of adhesive over the first felt layer.

Apply drip edge to the eave. Gently scrub the roof using a bristle. Roll out the tar paper along the. Clean the roof decking of any debris protruding nails or other objects.

Step 2 roll it out. All nails and staples should be placed on the lower half of the paper. Cut drip edge flashing at an angle at the corner press it lightly against the eave end. Clean the decking as well as.

Let it stand for about 30 minutes and then using galvanized nails and your hammer nail down the first layer. Apply and attach drip edge. In terms of spacing leave about 6 inches between nails along both of the short sides and the side lying next to the edge of the roof. The paper should then be nailed in or stapled every three to four inches across.

Defer putting drip edge on angled gable ends until after the felt is laid so the metal.