How To Tar Paper A Steep Roof

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How to tar paper a steep roof.

Using the chalkline as a guide roll out about 12 feet of wsu smooth and free of creases and bubbles. After this lines should be snapped every 34 as you move up the roof. Use felt nails to secure felt paper to the entire roof. Continue the process overlapping the paper about 5 inches as you go until the roof is completely covered.

This is how i paper my vallies. Have a helper ready to assist with this step and take care to get the lines straight and clean. Begin at the bottom edges of the roof and go up. Cut it to fit your roof if.

Often you can reroll it then unroll it while peeling off the paper backing. Begin your first row of tar paper with the bottom of the tar paper slightly hanging over the edge of the roof. Cut the paper with the razor knife at the end of the roof. Take a close look at how i paper the 30 in the center of the valley.

Avoid creases and stay aligned with the chalkline. Use more if the day is windy. Tack it down with galvanized nails a hammer tacker or an electric staple gun. Then i run a r.

Chalk lines should be snapped 33 5 8 above the eave line. Place just enough tacks to hold down the tar paper. On a steep roof you can adhere the bottom half first then pull off the backing from above. The first sheet of felt paper should be secured in line with the bottom of the roof.

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