How to install roofing tar paper step 1.
How to install roofing paper.
How to install roofing tar paper.
Before securing the end of a row take time to walk the row smoothing out any rough spots and matching up the snapped chalk lines.
Staple down the tar paper.
Use a ladder to reach the bottom level of the roof.
Check that it is level and aligned and drive staples or cap nails.
Measure the size of your roof in square feet.
How to install roofing paper.
Measure the width and height of each section separately.
Lay the next strip.
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Clean the decking as well as.
Step 1 prep the area.
Begin at the bottom edges of the roof and go up.
Unroll paper if you will be attaching the building paper with cap nails use a chalkline to mark the sheathing with the locations of studs.
Position the next course of tar paper farther up the roof so that its lower edge overlaps the upper edge of the paper in the first course by 1 foot.
An assumption is made all materials are ordered based on the necessary measured requirements.
Press the tabs firmly to make crisp corners with no gaps and attach with roofing nails.
Step 2 roll it out.
Step 3 overhang paper.
Starting a roof with tarpaper felt.
Where the drip edge meets a valley or a hip cut the pieces with overlapping tabs.
Step 5 secure ends.
Working with a helper unroll the paper so it is about 2 inches below the sill plate and pull it taut.
Begin your first row of tar paper with the bottom of the tar paper.
Setting the roll and then nailing off.
Install all subsequent courses with the same overlap until the top edge of the paper is within 6 inches of the roof s peak.
Lay the first strip of tar paper side to side with its bottom.
Measure your roof s surface in square feet and purchase enough tar paper to cover the entire surface twice.
Smooth application of the roofing paper will help you achieve a smooth installation of the shingles.
Paper can be fitted around vent pipes by cutting a slit and then putting it over the pipe.