How To Tarp A Shingle Roof

Then fold the excess tarp under a few rotations for a tight clean fit.

How to tarp a shingle roof.

Tear off the old shingles. Wrap your tarp around the board then secure the board to the roof with a screw. Your last shingle is an exposed shingle. Install the next shingle approximately 2 3 past the seal strip of the first shingle.

There should be an additional 4 feet of tarp on every side. Make sure to expose 5 in. Keep this up until you reach the other end of the peak. Your 2 4 should be two feet longer than the width of your tarp.

Lay more 2 by 4s on either side of the tarp and attach those as well for a tight well secured water barrier. This tarp mitigates the water damage while protecting the property. Lay the tarp out flat over the roof. Ensure your tarp is properly positioned and weighed down with 2 x 4 wooden planks before securing it to your roof.

You ll need a tarp with grommets so you can tie it off and drive nails in or around your soffits to secure it. Place the 2 4 against the roof along the rake to prevent water collection. These nails should be placed 12 to 18 apart. Lay the tarp across the roof so that at least 4 feet 1 2 m lies on the sloped part of your roof on each side known as the peak.

Using nails attach the peak end of your tarp to a 2 4. Make sure to tighten the tarp as much as possible to the structure. Screw the 2 by 4 directly into the roof to secure it. Starting at a corner drive a galvanized roofing nail into the strip and into the roof sheathing.

It eliminates the need for hammers wood stripes nails bricks and sandbags when trying to cover the damaged roof area. For a damage free method that doesn t require patching you could cover the entire roof with plastic sheeting feed rope through the sheeting and stake it into the ground with tent supports. Use four roofing nails per shingle as indicated on package instructions six nails in high wind areas. Continue along the length of the ridge line.

Extend the top edge of the tarp over the roof. Nail each side of the shingle to each side of the ridge just below the shingles self sealing strip. Place the first shingle end flush to the edge of the roof. Next install furring strips to the parallel bottom side of the tarp.

Of the shingle tabs where the bottom edge of the tab meets the top of the cutout. Never lay the tarp out during a storm. The 2 by 4 should be about 2 feet longer than the tarp width. Partially unroll your tarp to cover the damaged area from the roof s eaves to peak.

Use a sturdy extension ladder that extends at least 3 feet above the eaves to climb onto the roof and secure the bottom to the foundation and the top to the eaves or fascia so it doesn t move. Your tarp must be fully sandwiched so it won t come loose in windy or stormy conditions.