Papering A Roof

Begin at the bottom edges of the roof and go up.

Papering a roof.

This is how i paper my vallies. Tar paper also know as roof felt is a heavy paper impregnated with tar which makes it waterproof. Tar paper or roof felt is required by most building codes. Use more if the day is windy.

What is the purpose of tar papering a roof other than to keep water out until the shingles are laid down. 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. 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 video walks through the very basic steps for installing tarpaper felt. Take a close look at how i paper the 30 in the center of the valley. It acts as an added moisture barrier. Tack it down with galvanized nails a hammer tacker or an electric staple gun.

I swear it is the fastest way out there. It seems that if water does get past the shingles that the tar paper having all of those staple and nail holes would do little to keep the water out. Place just enough tacks to hold down the tar paper. Then i run a r.

Setting the roll and then nailing off.