How To Staple Roofing Felt

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.

How to staple roofing felt.

As you install your first layer of roofing felt make sure it hangs over your eave by about 6. The nail will go though the plastic try that with a square head. 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. Alternatively you can use galvanized nails and a hammer or an electric staple gun with roofing staples.

Its just how it sounds 7 8 1 1 2 an aluminum nail pierced through a plastic cap that is bowed downward. Hold the gun at a 45 degree angle with the nozzle pointed downwards. Pull the trigger of the gun and move the nozzle around the circumference of each nail. Starting at the bottom of your roof unroll a few feet of felt lengthwise.

Cover all nail heads with roofing mastic for long term roofing. Roll out about 10 feet of felt and fasten with staples or roofing nails with plastic washer heads. Use a construction stapler or a hammer. Unroll your felt and secure it to your roof with a staple every 8 inches.

Also allows you to use your nail gun. All nails and staples should be placed on the lower half of the paper. The roofing felt should be applied in layers that overlap. I don t know about the prevalence of this but i wouldn t allow it.

So when its nailed to the felt it has a larger holding surface then a roofing nail or staple. Where a roll ends and a new one is begun the two rolls should be overlapped by four inches. Some roofers prefer to attach felt underlayment with 1 inch roofing nails or special nails with plastic washers but most codes allow staples which are easier to drive. Valley ridges and hips should have a 6 inch overlap of paper.

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. Tack the tar paper in place with a hammer tacker with roofing staples. The legs of the staples surely cannot have the depth to secure the felt to the wood adequately.