Sweep the bare roof boards clean of any dirt and debris.
How to repair a flat roof with tar paper.
How to tar paper a flat roof.
New plywood and tar paper has replaced the rotten section of roof at plunkett s house.
Apply plenty of roofing cement to fill the void and smooth the cement so water can run off unimpeded.
Rubber coat 57 roof tar.
Flat roofs which are mostly level are common on older homes and in arid environments.
Nail aluminum drip edge along all the edges of the roof using 1 inch galvanized roofing nails.
If part of your roof is covered with only tar paper and it tears it needs replacement as a temporary measure until covered it with permanent asphalt shingles.
Drip edge is a metal edging that directs.
Some flat roofs have hot tar built up roofing which may have a gravel surface.
How to repair an asphalt shingle roof with tar paper.
If you live in an arid region or an older urban area you may have a large flat roof.
Most flat roofs are made of asphalt rubber.
If tar paper is left exposed to the elements for any length of time it begins deteriorating.
Tar paper is an underlayment for asphalt shingles not a finished roof product.
Flat roof repair a leaky roof means disaster later if left to long ridgefield duration.
If any roof boards need replacing do it now.
The first layer is wood sheathing followed by felt roofing underlayment also.
Where the roofing curves to meet a wall or chimney the material may loosen along its topmost edges.