How To Staple Roofing Felt

Also allows you to use your nail gun.

How to staple roofing felt.

I don t know about the prevalence of this but i wouldn t allow it. All nails and staples should be placed on the lower half of the paper. As far as i know stainless steel rust resistant staples are simply not available so i can t see the staples lasting long in this climate. Put fasteners at least every 8 inches.

Where a roll ends and a new one is begun the two rolls should be overlapped by four inches. Starting at the bottom of your roof unroll a few feet of felt lengthwise. Unroll your felt and secure it to your roof with a staple every 8 inches. If this felt is more than a temporary waterproofing measure apply roofing mastic using a caulking gun.

Pull the trigger of the gun and move the nozzle around the circumference of each nail. Valley ridges and hips should have a 6 inch overlap of paper. The legs of the staples surely cannot have the depth to secure the felt to the wood adequately. Use a construction stapler or a hammer.

For the lower portion of the roof especially the part that overhangs the eaves and is susceptible to ice dams it is a good idea to apply self stick waterproof shingle underlayment wsu also called ice guard. Roll out about 10 feet of felt and fasten with staples or roofing nails with plastic washer heads. So when its nailed to the felt it has a larger holding surface then a roofing nail or staple. Hold the gun at a 45 degree angle with the nozzle pointed downwards.

Alternatively you can use galvanized nails and a hammer or an electric staple gun with roofing staples. Begin by using your staple gun to staple down the first part of your felt to the corner of your roof. As you install your first layer of roofing felt make sure it hangs over your eave by about 6. Its just how it sounds 7 8 1 1 2 an aluminum nail pierced through a plastic cap that is bowed downward.

Cover all nail heads with roofing mastic for long term roofing. Tack the tar paper in place with a hammer tacker with roofing staples. I need a recommendation for a reliable non jamming stapler preferably one that uses t50 staples. I have been installing alot of felt for our siding jobs and the arrow staplers with the orange handle are horrible.