How To Tie A Tarp To Your Roof

Lay more 2 by 4s on either side of the tarp and attach those as well for a tight well secured water barrier.

How to tie a tarp to your roof.

To secure a tarp to your roof. Unfold the tarp on the roof. The screws must pass securely into the roof. Time to add your furring strips.

Screw the roll side down either at the edge of the roof or to the fascia with a few screws pulling the tarp tight around the edges apply 1 3 strapping with deck screws every 8 to 12 making sure you have one within 2 to 3 of each edge. You can buy big cork screw landscaping rods to put in the ground. To minimize water damage in the interim before long term repairs can be made cover the damaged part of the roof with a tarpaulin. Don t forget to secure the strapping used in step 4.

Good luck and i hope it helps. The 2 by 4 should be about 2 feet longer than the tarp width. Secure the tarp s remaining sides with additional 2 x 4 boards using your screw gun and screws. Find the source of the roof leak.

Screw the 2 by 4 directly into the roof to secure it. Stretch a tarp flat on the roof. Extend the top edge of the tarp over the ridge of the roof. To begin securing the tarp screw through the rolled 2 x 4 boards with your screw gun.

Here s how to go about it. This will prevent water and debris from entering the damaged area. Lay the tarp out flat over the roof. If you have a helper this part is easy.

Never lay the tarp out during a storm. Try to pick a day that is not windy or else you may face frustration. Get good rope and tie it to the eyelets of the tarp hoping your tarp has eyelets then tie the other end of the rope to the landscaping rods. Install a blue tarp on a roof.

Lay the tarp across the roof so that at least 4 feet 1 2 m lies on the sloped part of your roof on each side known as the peak. If you have a old stack of singles you could also put that on the roof to help hold the tarp down.