How To Install Tar On A Rolled Roofing

Install drip edge and install 9 cant strips of roll roofing material along the rake and eaves edges gable ends and lower roof edge such that the roofing strip overhangs the roof deck by 1 4 to 3 8.

How to install tar on a rolled roofing.

Measure 35 inches up from the eaves at several intervals along the roof and mark them. By using the chalk line as a guide this will ensure that the roll roofing is laid out in a pattern that will. Nail the roofing strips parallel to the roof edge set in 1 and 8 from the roof edge with nails spaced 4 o. Nail every two or three inches.

Do not use the eaves as a guide instead because they can be uneven. Tar the roof keep your tar bucket close to you as you start spreading the tar on the surface with the roller. As you place the rolled roofing down stretch it to get rid of wrinkles and creasing. Push the rolled roofing down into the wet cement to secure it to the roof.

Nail it in place with roofing nails that penetrate at least 3 4 inch into. Prepare roof edges cant strips. Use small amounts and apply it with the roller in short smooth strokes. Then spread a 2 inch band of roofing cement under the bottom edge.

Snap a chalk line on the top of the first piece 2 inches below the edge. Tack the upper edge of the second strip. The first layer should cover the roof as far as the chalk line. Prepare a valley between joined roofs by cutting a strip that is 18 inches wide and covers the entire length of the valley.

Working with a helper expect to spend half a day installing flashings and roll roofing for a 700 square foot roof with modest complications. Snap a chalk line as a guide for the first layer roofing. Prepare the roof by tearing off the old shingles or by preparing for a reroof.