Overlap On Roofing Paper

If you re fastening the paper with a staple hammer try to get a staple in every square foot of the paper photo 5.

Overlap on roofing paper.

It s best to wear gloves and protective eyewear for safety purposes. Most roof felt pieces have guidelines stenciled into them to ensure you apply them in straight parallel lines. Sections until you get the hang of it and don t roll out a 25 ft. Staple down the tar paper.

Valley ridges and hips should have a 6 inch overlap of paper. Use a utility knife to trim all excess paper on the last pass. Remember to always overlap roof paper at valley ridges and hips by six inches. However this can only be done once.

If you rolled the first row from west to east the new row should be east to west. In general overlaying a new roof takes less time less labor and thus less money. Press the tabs firmly to make crisp corners with no gaps and attach with roofing nails. This has advantages and disadvantages and each of those should be weighed carefully.

Overlap seams on the same row 6 in. The spacing between the nails on the drip edge should be less than 12 inches apart. Install all subsequent courses with the same overlap until the top edge of the paper is within 6 inches of the roof s peak. Overlap and cut drip edges where drip edge pieces meet overlap them by at least 2 inches.

Apply each row in a perfectly parallel manner. The vertical leg of the drip edge should be at least 1 5 inches wide and extend at least 0 25 inches below the sheathing. When you overlay a new roof you attach the new shingles or other roofing material to the existing roofing material. Position the next course of tar paper farther up the roof so that its lower edge overlaps the upper edge of the paper in the first course by 1 foot.

Fold it down over the peak so that each side overlaps a piece of tar paper below the peak. Tack down the peak s tar paper. Adjacent pieces of drip edge should overlap at least 2 inches 51 mm. The overlapping felt creates a secondary barrier for moisture and wicks water away from the shingles above and the sheathing below.

Section of paper on a steep roof or when it s windy. Roofing felt is required to overlap 2 inches over the lower felt course. This creates a waterproof barrier similar to the scales of a fish. Pay special attention to movements on top of any roof.

Cut a slit from the side of a paper roll to accommodate vent pipes. Practice on a couple of 10 ft. Allow about 4 inches 10 cm of overlap between the bottom of the second row and the top of the first layer. Before securing the end of a row take time to walk the row smoothing out any rough spots and matching up the snapped chalk lines.

Paper can be fitted around vent pipes by cutting a slit and then putting it over the pipe.