How To Staple Roofing Felt

Install new flashing metal flashing is often called drip edge along the bottom of the roof near your gutters.

How to staple roofing felt.

Roll out about 10 feet of felt and fasten with staples or roofing nails with plastic washer heads. How to do it. Overlap each row at least 3 to 4 inches. Smooth out wrinkles as you progress to eliminate spots that could trap moisture and cause problems in the future.

Cut drip edge flashing at an angle at the corner press it lightly against the eave end. Begin by using your staple gun to staple down the first part of your felt to the corner of your roof. The paper should then be nailed in or stapled every three to four inches across. The staples held better than the nails.

I was on a shake roof and could see staples worked up over an inch. Its way better to work with and will last longer. Overlap and cut drip edges. If you can find a roof with staples here because of code it is easy to identify them because so many have worked up.

Where a roll ends and a new one is begun the two rolls should be overlapped by four inches. Adjust the felt as you roll it making sure that it s straight with no bubbling. Sadly time has shown me differently. If you are only tacking down the felt for while you roof the building then 3 8 tack hammer staples are more then enough.

Hang the lower edge of the felt over the eave the part of the roof that meets or overhangs the shed s walls by about 0 5. Since you are new to the game i would greatly recommend you use 30 felt over 15. All nails and staples should be placed on the lower half of the paper. Never install the felt vertically across your roof.

Apply and attach drip edge. Unroll your felt and secure it to your roof with a staple every 8 inches. Start by stapling a row in the middle of the new roofing felt section. Place the replacement felt over the exposed area of the roof and secure using the arrow htx50 professional hammer tacker and 1 2 t50 staples.

Put fasteners at least every 8 inches. The tiny diameter of staple legs mean less hold with time. Apply drip edge to the eave. Use a construction stapler or a hammer.

Starting at the bottom of your roof unroll a few feet of felt lengthwise.