Installing Tar Paper On Hip Roof

Nail it every couple of feet.

Installing tar paper on hip roof.

Take a close look at how i paper the 30 in the center of the valley. Lay the first strip of tar paper side to side with its bottom. How to install roofing tar paper. Drip edges on the eaves any valley liners and all flashing should be installed before the tar paper is laid.

How to install roofing tar paper step 1. How to lay roofing felt on a hip roof. For hip type shed roofs which include slopes on all 4 sides begin at the square hip at the top of the roof. Setting the roll and then nailing off.

Measure the width and height of each section separately. I swear it is the fastest way out there. Measure the size of your roof in square feet. Lay the first course of tar paper lengthwise on the roof so one edge is covering the drip edge nailed to the roof.

This video walks through the very basic steps for installing tarpaper felt. Use a ladder to reach the bottom level of the roof. After this lines should be snapped every 34 as you move up the roof. Chalk lines should be snapped 33 5 8 above the eave line.

Begin at the bottom edges of the roof and go up. Adjust the felt as you roll it making sure that it s straight with no bubbling. Before applying roofing you ll need to cover the sheathing with roofing felt also often called tar paper most local codes call for using 30 pound felt. Use a tin snips to cut the drip edge to size.

Allow about 1 foot 0 30 m of the felt to hang over the hip. Then i run a r. Roofing felt comes in rolls that feature pre marked lines 2 to 3. Position the first row of roofing felt flush on the bottom with the edge of the gutter apron.

Lay the next strip. Install the drip edge on the gable ends of the roof after you finish installing your underlayment. Have a helper ready to assist with this step and take care to get the lines straight and clean. Start at the bottom side of the gable and overlap the sections of drip edge a few inches as you work your way up the roof see figure a.

Starting a roof with tarpaper felt. This is how i paper my vallies. Staple it to the plywood with a staple gun placing the staples at 6 to 8 inch intervals along the edges and in the middle of the paper. Start at the bottom of one side of the roof at the right or left edge.

Some roofers prefer to attach felt underlayment with 1 inch roofing nails or special nails with plastic washers but most codes allow staples which are easier to drive. Multiply the width by the height for the. Never install the felt vertically across your roof.