How To Install Tar On A Rolled Roofing

Snap a chalk line as a guide for the first layer roofing.

How to install tar on a rolled roofing.

Prepare roof edges cant strips. Do not use the eaves as a guide instead because they can be uneven. Place the first layer of rolled roofing on the roof. Install drip edge and install 9 cant strips of roll roofing material along the rake and eaves edges gable ends and lower roof edge such that the roofing strip overhangs the roof deck by 1 4 to 3 8.

As you work you will move back toward the end where your ladder is taking the bucket with you. The first layer should cover the roof as far as the chalk line. Tack the upper edge of the second strip. Nail the roofing strips parallel to the roof edge set in 1 and 8 from the roof edge with nails spaced 4 o.

Measure 35 inches up from the eaves at several intervals along the roof and mark them. Nail it in place with roofing nails that penetrate at least 3 4 inch into. Working with a helper expect to spend half a day installing flashings and roll roofing for a 700 square foot roof with modest complications. Tar the roof keep your tar bucket close to you as you start spreading the tar on the surface with the roller.

Then spread a 2 inch band of roofing cement under the bottom edge. As you place the rolled roofing down stretch it to get rid of wrinkles and creasing. Nail every two or three inches. Snap a chalk line on the top of the first piece 2 inches below the edge.

By using the chalk line as a guide this will ensure that the roll roofing is laid out in a pattern that will. Prepare a valley between joined roofs by cutting a strip that is 18 inches wide and covers the entire length of the valley. Since this is the least difficult of roofing materials to install only basic carpentry skills are needed.