How To Tar And Felt A Flat Roof

Sweep the bare roof boards clean of any dirt and debris.

How to tar and felt a flat roof.

Remove existing roofing felt by pulling it away from the plywood beneath. Keep your tar bucket close to you as you start spreading the tar on the surface with the roller. If any roof boards need replacing do it now. Pull out existing nails or staples using a claw.

Drip edge is a metal edging that directs. A cold tar roof is an easy alternative to hot tar and gravel. Calculate the area of your roof by combining the area of each surface. Nail aluminum drip edge along all the edges of the roof using 1 inch galvanized roofing nails.

How to tar paper a flat roof. Some roofing felts are actually glued down. How to refelt a flat roof. Start by measuring the length and width of one side of the roof in.

Add about 2 inches 5 cm to each of your measurements before calculating the area. As you work you will move back toward the end where your ladder is taking the bucket with you. Cutting your felt pieces. These thick layers of roofing felt are installed by heating the back of the felt with a butane torch and then carefully applying it to the roof.

Measure the length and width of the roof. These applications are ideal for flat roofs or protective surfaces under roof level decks. Built up roofs or burs also called a tar and gravel roof is a well established and popular style of flat roof that is made up of alternating layers of roofing felt or fiberglass and asphalt that is applied with heat which combine to make a long lasting sturdy roofing system. A cold tar roof is a method of applying tar to a flat roof that is cleaner more environmentally friendly and easier to apply.

Use small amounts and apply it with the roller in short smooth strokes. Multiply the numbers together to find the square footage. Installing the roofing felt does take care but can go very quickly.