How To Staple Paper To A Roof

Measure the size of your roof in square feet.

How to staple paper to a roof.

Press into place remove the nails and peel off the paper on the other side. 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. Fold over the other side and peel off the paper backing. Step 5 overlap the next strip of tar paper over the first one by 5 inches and staple in place.

All nails and staples should be placed on the lower half of the paper. The paper should then be nailed in or stapled every three to four inches across. The overhang to the next strip should be 3 8 inch. Roll out and smooth the wsu and drive a few nails on one side to hold it temporarily.

Roll out the first section of tar paper over the ice and water shield. Working with a helper unroll the paper so it is about 2 inches below the sill plate and pull it taut. Multiply the width by the height for the. How to install roofing tar paper.

Place a final piece of tar paper over the top of the roof attaching it so it overlaps the tar paper on both sides of the roof. Begin your first row of tar paper with the bottom of the tar paper. Check that it is level and aligned and drive staples or cap nails. 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.

Tack it to roof using a hammer stapler or an electric staple gun. Measure the width and height of each section separately. Snap chalklines on both sides for guides.