Papering A Roof

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

Papering a roof.

Starting a roof with tarpaper felt. 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. Setting the roll and then nailing off. It acts as an added moisture barrier.

Tar paper also know as roof felt is a heavy paper impregnated with tar which makes it waterproof. Lay the first strip of tar paper side to side with its bottom edge along the edge of the roof. This is how i paper my vallies. Tar paper or roof felt is required by most building codes.

Place just enough tacks to hold down the tar paper. 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. What is the purpose of tar papering a roof other than to keep water out until the shingles are laid down.

How to install roofing tar paper things you will need. I swear it is the fastest way out there. Use more if the day is windy. Take a close look at how i paper the 30 in the center of the valley.

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.