At this time the crew decides whether or not they need to tarp the roof.
Using a tarp as a roof.
The last thing you want is to have your attic or home flood in the few hours that this portion of your home is exposed.
While tarping a roof with nailshas its advantages the process can be a little unwieldy for those who are inexperienced with roofing jobs.
Screw through the tarp and the.
Head to the paint section of your local hardware store to get a tarp.
Wrap the tarp around the boards.
If you have a ladder a knife a cordless drill saw you are all set just need to pick up some supplies a tarp that.
Partially unroll your tarp to cover the damaged area from the roof s eaves to peak.
An exposed roof meaning that the underlayment or decking is visible doesn t offer the same water protection and proofing that a covered roof will.
To decide the width of the tarp start with 10 feet as a general guide to cover a leaking area s.
The thicker the tarp is the better if it has uv.
Measure the distance from the roof s peak to the suspected leaking spot and that will give you the length size of the tarp to get.
Create an anchor board by rolling the tarp s peak end with a 2 x 4 inch board and nailing the tarp to your board with.
Place a piece of scrap wood under the tarp where you made marks.
Now after a storm a lot of homeowners are looking for an immediate solution for a leaky roof.
Securing the tarp to your roof 1.
Sandwich the tarp by nailing a second 2 x 4 board to.
A tarp that will at least extend past the damaged area by at least 3 on each side the bottom the ridge the thicker.
There should be an additional 4 feet.
Secure 4 2x4 38 x 89mm boards with a drill to the peak ends of the tarp.
Tarping a roof basically what you want to do is cover the damage with a woven plastic tarp that is held in place with 2 x 4 wood strips.
Wearing a pair of carpenter s gloves wrap the tarp around the boards underneath so.
Cut an x at each mark with a utility knife making each cut 1 2 inch long.
Screw the 2 by 4 directly into the roof to secure it.
Snip off the corners of each x to make holes in the tarp.
The four edges are the peak ends.
The 2 by 4 should be about 2 feet longer than the tarp width.
Then fold the excess tarp under a few rotations for a tight clean fit.
Now to hold it in place a one by two like this is just perfect.
How to apply roll roofing.
Partially unroll or unfold enough of the tarp to cover the leaking section of the roof from eaves to peak with an additional 4 feet on each end.
Next on the peak side attach the tarp to the 2 by 4 using cap nails.