How To Staple Paper To A Roof

Roll out the first section of tar paper over the ice and water shield.

How to staple paper to a roof.

Tack it to roof using a hammer stapler or an electric staple gun. All nails and staples should be placed on the lower half of the paper. Begin your first row of tar paper with the bottom of the tar paper. The overhang to the next strip should be 3 8 inch.

Fold over the other side and peel off the paper backing. 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. Measure the width and height of each section separately. 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.

No matter which valley method you use for extra protection apply wsu at a valley. 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. Check that it is level and aligned and drive staples or cap nails. 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.

Use a ladder to reach the bottom level of the roof. Roll out and smooth the wsu and drive a few nails on one side to hold it temporarily. Working with a helper unroll the paper so it is about 2 inches below the sill plate and pull it taut. How to install roofing tar paper.

The paper should then be nailed in or stapled every three to four inches across. Step 5 overlap the next strip of tar paper over the first one by 5 inches and staple in place. Snap chalklines on both sides for guides.