Papering A Roof

Why not to use tar to patch your roof or chimney lead it s every homeowner s worst nightmare.

Papering a roof.

This project guide is a combination of those two articles and it covers replacing the existing roof decking installing underlayment and ice dam protection laying the first row laying shingles in the field flashing ridge shingles and vents and more. 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. Clean the decking as well as possible. The first sheet of felt paper should be secured in line with the bottom of the roof.

Step 5 repeat steps 2 through 4 with a second layer of tar paper for maximum coverage. Drip edge is a metal edging that directs rainwater to drip off the edge rather than seeping back under the tar paper. It s raining and there is water leaking inside your home. Step 6 chalking the shingle lines.

Nail aluminum drip edge along all the edges of the roof using 1 inch galvanized roofing nails. Cut the paper with the razor knife at the end of the roof. For long stretches of roof line multiple sections of drip edge are needed. How to install roofing tar paper.

Only a drip edge along the roof rakes is installed after the paper. This video walks through the very basic steps for installing tarpaper felt. Continue the process overlapping the paper about 5 inches as you go until the roof is completely covered. Step 1 prep the area.

All drip edges along roof eaves valley liners and flashing need to be installed before the roof paper layer is laid down. An assumption is made all materials are ordered based on the necessary measured requirements. Setting the roll and then nailing off. Roof repair and roof replacement can seem like an invasive and expensive dilemma causing many homeowners to want to simply patch the leak with a bucket read more.

A couple of weeks ago we published a two part series showing how a local roofing contractor shingled a roof with architectural shingles. Starting a roof with tarpaper felt. The idea is to make sure water that falls on the roof drips down from paper to paper and off the roof rather than up under the tar paper potentially damaging the roof s wooden structure. Drip edging is overlapped at the corners of the roof.