Papering A Roof

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Papering a roof.

Tar paper is considered an underlayment it goes under a more durable roofing material. Starting a roof with tarpaper felt. What is the purpose of tar papering a roof other than to keep water out until the shingles are laid down. 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.

Tack it down with galvanized nails a hammer tacker or an electric staple gun. Setting the roll and then nailing off. It acts as an added moisture barrier. How to install roofing tar paper things you will need.

Lay the first strip of tar paper side to side with its bottom edge along the edge of the roof. Use more if the day is windy. This is how i paper my vallies. 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. Place just enough tacks to hold down the tar paper. Begin at the bottom edges of the roof and go up. This video walks through the very basic steps for installing tarpaper felt.

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