Installing Tar Paper On Hip Roof

Use a tin snips to cut the drip edge to size.

Installing tar paper on hip roof.

Before applying roofing you ll need to cover the sheathing with roofing felt also often called tar paper most local codes call for using 30 pound felt. 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. Roofing felt comes in rolls that feature pre marked lines 2 to 3. 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.

Chalk lines should be snapped 33 5 8 above the eave line. Have a helper ready to assist with this step and take care to get the lines straight and clean. Allow about 1 foot 0 30 m of the felt to hang over the hip. Starting a roof with tarpaper felt.

Begin at the bottom edges of the roof and go up. Measure the width and height of each section separately. Lay the first strip of tar paper side to side with its bottom. 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.

Lay the first course of tar paper lengthwise on the roof so one edge is covering the drip edge nailed to the roof. I swear it is the fastest way out there. Then i run a r. Setting the roll and then nailing off.

Begin your first row of tar paper with the bottom of the tar paper. How to install roofing tar paper. For hip type shed roofs which include slopes on all 4 sides begin at the square hip at the top of the roof. How to lay roofing felt on a hip roof.

This is how i paper my vallies. Install the drip edge on the gable ends of the roof after you finish installing your underlayment. Start at the bottom of one side of the roof at the right or left edge. Use a ladder to reach the bottom level of the roof.

Lay the next strip. Measure your roof s surface in square feet and purchase enough tar paper to cover the entire surface twice. Measure the size of your roof in square feet. This video walks through the very basic steps for installing tarpaper felt.

After this lines should be snapped every 34 as you move up the roof. Drip edges on the eaves any valley liners and all flashing should be installed before the tar paper is laid. Never install the felt vertically across your roof. Position the first row of roofing felt flush on the bottom with the edge of the gutter apron.

Nail it every couple of feet. Take a close look at how i paper the 30 in the center of the valley. Adjust the felt as you roll it making sure that it s straight with no bubbling.