Installing Roofing Felt Underlayment

Starting a roof with tarpaper felt.

Installing roofing felt underlayment.

Whatever your reason for attaching. Setting the roll and then nailing off. Roof felt also known as tar paper is a waterproof fiberglass product. Overlap each row at least 3 to 4 inches.

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. Cut drip edge flashing at an angle at the corner press it lightly against the eave end. Apply and attach drip edge. Fasten drip edge on eaves with.

It is used for temporary roofing for weatherproofing and as an underlayment under shingles or other permanent roofing materials. Using your staple gun secure the felt to the roof. How to do it. Overlap and cut drip edges.

This video walks through the very basic steps for installing tarpaper felt. Install drip edge at the roof eave edges. Nail metal drip edge flashing which bends over the roof and down the edge of the facing board on all roof edges. As you work the paper can be tacked down in the center so it won t blow away.

When installing anything on a roof you need to follow the water rule the water rule means you consider where water will run when it s on the roof. Sometimes called roofing felt underlayment roofing tar paper or roll roofing this is a layer of protection installed between the roof deck and the roofing shingles. If you live in an area with inclement weather you should consider using a special ice and water protector. Installing roof felt is a two person job.

The reason why drip edge should be installed below the underlayment along the eaves of the roof is so that water does not get under the drip edge. Synthetic roofing underlayment is to be laid horizontally parallel to eave with printed anti slip side up starting at the bottom of the lowest roof eave with a 1 5 underlayment overhang at the eave covering the pre installed eave drip edge.