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.

Working with a helper unroll the paper so it is about 2 inches below the sill plate and pull it taut. Check that it is level and aligned and drive staples or cap nails. Fold over the other side and peel off the paper backing. How to install roofing tar paper.

Press into place remove the nails and peel off the paper on the other side. 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. Begin your first row of tar paper with the bottom of the tar paper. Step 5 overlap the next strip of tar paper over the first one by 5 inches and staple in place.

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

Snap chalklines on both sides for guides. Tack it to roof using a hammer stapler or an electric staple gun. Measure the size of your roof in square feet. Use a ladder to reach the bottom level of the roof.

Measure the width and height of each section separately. The paper should then be nailed in or stapled every three to four inches across. Roll out and smooth the wsu and drive a few nails on one side to hold it temporarily.