How To Staple Paper To A Roof

No matter which valley method you use for extra protection apply wsu at a valley.

How to staple paper to a roof.

When you arrive at the rake the paper should be cut flush with a knife and then adjusted to line up with the chalk line. All nails and staples should be placed on the lower half of the paper. The overhang to the next strip should be 3 8 inch. Press into place remove the nails and peel off the paper on the other side.

Measure the size of your roof in square feet. Snap chalklines on both sides for guides. Begin your first row of tar paper with the bottom of the tar paper. The paper should then be nailed in or stapled every three to four inches across.

Use a ladder to reach the bottom level of the roof. Tack it to roof using a hammer stapler or an electric staple gun. How to install roofing tar paper. Working with a helper unroll the paper so it is about 2 inches below the sill plate and pull it taut.

Roll out and smooth the wsu and drive a few nails on one side to hold it temporarily. Multiply the width by the height for the. The idea is to make sure water that falls on the roof drips down from paper to paper and off the roof rather than up under the tar paper potentially damaging the roof s wooden structure. Step 5 overlap the next strip of tar paper over the first one by 5 inches and staple in place.

Unroll paper if you will be attaching the building paper with cap nails use a chalkline to mark the sheathing with the locations of studs. Measure the width and height of each section separately. Place a final piece of tar paper over the top of the roof attaching it so it overlaps the tar paper on both sides of the roof.