How To Nail A Tarp To A Roof

The 2 by 4 should be about 2 feet longer than the tarp width.

How to nail a tarp to a roof.

Roll the tarp over the damaged area taking care that it extends at least 3 on all sides. Place the plywood or sheet metal over the hole and use roofing nails and a hammer or decking screws and a cordless drill to secure the plywood to the roof. Next on the peak side attach the tarp to the 2 by 4 using cap nails. Make sure the screw goes through the tarp then the wooden board and into the roof.

To secure a tarp to your roof. 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. You need to know first which spot on the roof needs tarping up. It makes sense to get most of the pieces of wood up on the roof beforehand.

Partially unroll your tarp to cover the damaged area from the roof s eaves to peak. Install a blue tarp on a roof. When you can t reach it and the roof is dry and sturdy climb onto the roof until you can reach the edge of the tarp and wrap it around the plank. Extend the top edge of the tarp over the ridge of the roof.

Climb on top of the. Sandwich the tarp by nailing a second 2 x 4 board to. There should be an additional 4 feet. Screw the 2 by 4 directly into the roof to secure it.

Don t forget to secure the strapping used in step 4. Try to pick a day that is not windy or else you may face frustration. Screw the roll side down either at the edge of the roof or to the fascia with a few screws pulling the tarp tight around the edges apply 1 3 strapping with deck screws every 8 to 12 making sure you have one within 2 to 3 of each edge. Choose 6 equally spaced spots on each 2x4 board.

Then with a drill screw in 2 inches 5 1 cm long screws. Unfold the tarp on the roof. Pull the tarp tight and smooth out wrinkles. If you have it cover the nail heads with roofing cement to keep it watertight.

Screw through the tarp and the boards into the roof with a drill. Time to add your furring strips. If you have a helper this part is easy. Installing tarp on a roof without nails 1.

Positions several 1 2 pieces of lumber on the tarp running vertically down the slope of the roof. Find the source of the roof leak. Measure the dimensions of the tarp to be used. Then fold the excess tarp under a few rotations for a tight clean fit.

Attach the 1x2s through the tarp and into. Stretch a tarp flat on the roof. It probably goes without saying but the size of the damage also.