How To Temporarily Fix A Hole In The Roof

One of the fastest and least expensive ways you can make a temporary emergency roof repair is to cover the involved area with a plastic tarp.

How to temporarily fix a hole in the roof.

The trick is securing it in place. If you have a vent pipe in the way skip to step 5. Install a 2 by 4 brace under a small hole that extends three times the width of the opening. Hold it against the inside of the plywood by pulling up through the hole while driving deck screws through the roof and into the brace.

Temporarily screw the rolled end down to the roof with at least two or three screws. There are a variety of materials you can use. For temporary coverage our favorite is the ubiquitous blue tarp. A few holes in a roof that needs fixing anyway is pretty cheap insurance.

Use 1x2 along the perimeter of the tarp and a few nails or screws to hold them in place. Wind can be powerful and damned persistent. Make sure you get one that is large enough to cover the entire affected area and one that is meant to be used outdoors. Pull the tarp tightly down onto the roof and smooth it out.

All the tools products i used for the repair i bought at home depot. These tarps are very tough and the grommet holes along the edge allow for tie downs to secure the tarp in place. Really you don t want to be up on the roof in a storm trying to retrieve your flapping tarp. I cut out the existing shingles in the area around the hole.

I then covered the hole w.