How To Put Roofing Paper On

Starting a roof with tarpaper felt.

How to put roofing paper on.

Hammer the nails in at 10 inches 25 cm intervals across the roof. Step 3 overhang paper. Hammer nails into the rolled roofing to secure it. Start at the bottom edge of the roof and roll the paper roll out toward the peak.

Roof felt also known as tar paper is a waterproof fiberglass product. This overhang will ensure water will not enter underneath the paper getting trapped on top of the wood roof planks. Step 4 over the peak. All nails and staples should be placed on the lower half of the paper.

Roll out the tar paper along the bottom edge of the roof. This video walks through the very basic steps for installing tarpaper felt. Whatever your reason for attaching roof felt you should only do it after cutting your pieces to the appropriate size and cleaning and. 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.

Ensure that you hammer the nails properly into the roof don t leave the nails sticking up above the layer. Make sure you use a strong hammer and 1 inch 2 5 cm roofing nails. Begin your first row of tar paper with the bottom of the tar paper slightly hanging over the edge of the roof. Unroll the paper on the roof and cut it to the correct length with a utility knife.

It is used for temporary roofing for weatherproofing and as an underlayment under shingles or other permanent roofing materials. 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. Cut it to fit your roof if.

Valley ridges and hips should have a 6 inch overlap of paper.