How To Tarp A Tile Roof For Winter

Repeat this step on the damaged side by wrapping the tarp around another 1 3 twice pulling it tight.

How to tarp a tile roof for winter.

Learn how to tarp your roof and protect your house before or after a storm. You can use 2 3 inch wide double sided tape to secure the tarp to the tile. Partially unroll your tarp to cover the damaged area from the roof s eaves to peak. Got a vent pipe in the way carefully cut out the opening for it make watertight with some hurricane tape or vent cover before pulling it tight.

It is best to also weight the tarp down with sandbags or heavy objects to keep wind from blowing up under it. Screw the 2 by 4 directly into the roof to secure it. Overlap the ridge line with the tarp by about 2 feet. Shop the tools and materials used in this video.

Lay more 2 by 4s on either side of the tarp and attach those as well for a tight well secured water barrier. On a shingled roof you just nail the tarp in place using furring strips but you can not nail a tarp into a tile roof. If you don t cover the ridge line the tarp won t be effective at keeping out water. This is so the roof will deflect water either on one side or the other.

Never lay the tarp out during a storm. The 2 by 4 should be about 2 feet longer than the tarp width. Create an anchor board by rolling the tarp s peak end with a 2 x 4 inch board and nailing the tarp to your board with your 3 inch nails. Let the rest of the tarp hang off the lower border of the roof that overhangs the wall known as the eave.

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. Then fold the excess tarp under a few rotations for a tight clean fit. Lay the tarp out flat over the roof. Make sure to cover the roof s ridge line first.