Papering A Roof

I swear it is the fastest way out there.

Papering a roof.

This video walks through the very basic steps for installing tarpaper felt. Begin at the bottom edges of the roof and go up. Lay the first strip of tar paper side to side with its bottom edge along the edge of the roof. 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.

Then i run a r. Setting the roll and then nailing off. Tack it down with galvanized nails a hammer tacker or an electric staple gun. What is the purpose of tar papering a roof other than to keep water out until the shingles are laid down.

It acts as an added moisture barrier. How to install roofing tar paper things you will need. Tar paper or roof felt is required by most building codes. Take a close look at how i paper the 30 in the center of the valley.

Tar paper also know as roof felt is a heavy paper impregnated with tar which makes it waterproof. Starting a roof with tarpaper felt. If you have a steep roof use a roof harness to help keep you from getting hurt if you lose your footing on the. This is how i paper my vallies.

Place just enough tacks to hold down the tar paper.