Installing Tar Paper On Hip Roof

Roofing felt comes in rolls that feature pre marked lines 2 to 3.

Installing tar paper on hip roof.

Take a close look at how i paper the 30 in the center of the valley. This is how i paper my vallies. Measure the width and height of each section separately. Allow about 1 foot 0 30 m of the felt to hang over the hip.

This video walks through the very basic steps for installing tarpaper felt. 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. Setting the roll and then nailing off. How to install roofing tar paper.

Begin your first row of tar paper with the bottom of the tar paper. 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. Starting a roof with tarpaper felt. Position the first row of roofing felt flush on the bottom with the edge of the gutter apron.

Never install the felt vertically across your roof. Use a ladder to reach the bottom level of the roof. Measure the size of your roof in square feet. Drip edges on the eaves any valley liners and all flashing should be installed before the tar paper is laid.

Install the drip edge on the gable ends of the roof after you finish installing your underlayment. Unroll the paper on the roof and cut it to the correct length with a utility knife. Use a tin snips to cut the drip edge to size. Chalk lines should be snapped 33 5 8 above the eave line.

Lay the first strip of tar paper side to side with its bottom. 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. Measure your roof s surface in square feet and purchase enough tar paper to cover the entire surface twice. Lay the next strip.

Then i run a r. How to lay roofing felt on a hip roof. Nail it every couple of feet. I swear it is the fastest way out there.

Start at the bottom of one side of the roof at the right or left edge. Multiply the width by the height for the. 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.

After this lines should be snapped every 34 as you move up the roof. Lay the first course of tar paper lengthwise on the roof so one edge is covering the drip edge nailed to the roof. Have a helper ready to assist with this step and take care to get the lines straight and clean.