Papering A Roof

It acts as an added moisture barrier.

Papering a roof.

Tar paper is considered an underlayment it goes under a more durable roofing material. What is the purpose of tar papering a roof other than to keep water out until the shingles are laid down. Tack it down with galvanized nails a hammer tacker or an electric staple gun. Tar paper also know as roof felt is a heavy paper impregnated with tar which makes it waterproof.

How to install roofing tar paper things you will need. Then i run a r. Place just enough tacks to hold down the tar paper. This video walks through the very basic steps for installing tarpaper felt.

I swear it is the fastest way out there. This is how i paper my vallies. If you have a steep roof use a roof harness to help keep you from getting hurt if you lose your footing on the. Tar paper or roof felt is required by most building codes.

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. Use more if the day is windy. 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. Begin at the bottom edges of the roof and go up.

Setting the roll and then nailing off.