How to install roofing tar paper.
How to layer tar paper for roof.
Begin your first row of tar paper with the bottom of the tar paper.
Measure your roof s surface in square feet and purchase enough tar paper to cover the entire surface twice.
Begin at the bottom edges of the roof and go up.
Measure the size of your roof in square feet.
This video quickly goes over how to properly tar paper a roof.
How to install roofing tar paper.
Use a ladder to reach the bottom level of the roof.
Start with a full piece of felt.
As you work the paper can be tacked down in the center so it won t blow away.
Measure the width and height of each section separately.
The roofing felt should be applied in layers that overlap.
There s no need to cut it in half for the third layer.
Overlap each piece by about 2.
Start at the bottom of the roofline and work up so any water that gets through the roofing material will shed down the tar paper and will not go under it.