How To Tarp A Shingle Roof

This tarp mitigates the water damage while protecting the property.

How to tarp a shingle roof.

Let the rest of the tarp hang off the lower border of the roof that overhangs the wall known as the eave. Ensure your tarp is properly positioned and weighed down with 2 x 4 wooden planks before securing it to your roof. Your last shingle is an exposed shingle. These nails should be placed 12 to 18 apart.

The 2 by 4 should be about 2 feet longer than the tarp width. Of the shingle tabs where the bottom edge of the tab meets the top of the cutout. Nail each side of the shingle to each side of the ridge just below the shingles self sealing strip. Extend the top edge of the tarp over the roof.

Make sure to tighten the tarp as much as possible to the structure. Then fold the excess tarp under a few rotations for a tight clean fit. For a damage free method that doesn t require patching you could cover the entire roof with plastic sheeting feed rope through the sheeting and stake it into the ground with tent supports. Lay the tarp across the roof so that at least 4 feet 1 2 m lies on the sloped part of your roof on each side known as the peak.

It can easily be installed by a single person providing consumers with a quick easy and effective solution in the installation of a tarp. Make sure to expose 5 in. Place the 2 4 against the roof along the rake to prevent water collection. Using nails attach the peak end of your tarp to a 2 4.

Keep this up until you reach the other end of the peak. Place the first shingle end flush to the edge of the roof. Continue along the length of the ridge line. Wrap your tarp around the board then secure the board to the roof with a screw.

Use a sturdy extension ladder that extends at least 3 feet above the eaves to climb onto the roof and secure the bottom to the foundation and the top to the eaves or fascia so it doesn t move. Once this course is laid you can begin snapping horizontal chalk lines up the roof to ensure straight rows. Use four roofing nails per shingle as indicated on package instructions six nails in high wind areas. Lay more 2 by 4s on either side of the tarp and attach those as well for a tight well secured water barrier.

Lay the tarp out flat over the roof. It eliminates the need for hammers wood stripes nails bricks and sandbags when trying to cover the damaged roof area. Your 2 4 should be two feet longer than the width of your tarp. Tear off the old shingles.

Partially unroll your tarp to cover the damaged area from the roof s eaves to peak. Install the next shingle approximately 2 3 past the seal strip of the first shingle. Starting at a corner drive a galvanized roofing nail into the strip and into the roof sheathing. Next install furring strips to the parallel bottom side of the tarp.

Screw the 2 by 4 directly into the roof to secure it. Your tarp must be fully sandwiched so it won t come loose in windy or stormy conditions.