How To Install Tar On A Rolled Roofing

Nail it in place with roofing nails that penetrate at least 3 4 inch into.

How to install tar on a rolled roofing.

Tack the upper edge of the second strip. Tar the roof keep your tar bucket close to you as you start spreading the tar on the surface with the roller. Prepare a valley between joined roofs by cutting a strip that is 18 inches wide and covers the entire length of the valley. Snap a chalk line as a guide for the first layer roofing.

As you place the rolled roofing down stretch it to get rid of wrinkles and creasing. Nail the roofing strips parallel to the roof edge set in 1 and 8 from the roof edge with nails spaced 4 o. Snap a chalk line on the top of the first piece 2 inches below the edge. Prepare roof edges cant strips.

Since this is the least difficult of roofing materials to install only basic carpentry skills are needed. Use small amounts and apply it with the roller in short smooth strokes. Measure 35 inches up from the eaves at several intervals along the roof and mark them. The first layer should cover the roof as far as the chalk line.

Do not use the eaves as a guide instead because they can be uneven. Nail every two or three inches. Working with a helper expect to spend half a day installing flashings and roll roofing for a 700 square foot roof with modest complications. Place the first layer of rolled roofing on the roof.

Push the rolled roofing down into the wet cement to secure it to the roof. As you work you will move back toward the end where your ladder is taking the bucket with you. Prepare the roof by tearing off the old shingles or by preparing for a reroof.