How To Tie A Tarp To Your Roof

Don t forget to secure the strapping used in step 4.

How to tie a tarp to your roof.

Lay more 2 by 4s on either side of the tarp and attach those as well for a tight well secured water barrier. Secure the tarp s remaining sides with additional 2 x 4 boards using your screw gun and screws. To begin securing the tarp screw through the rolled 2 x 4 boards with your screw gun. Never lay the tarp out during a storm.

It makes sense to get most of the pieces of wood up on the roof beforehand. Try to pick a day that is not windy or else you may face frustration. Install a blue tarp on a roof. You can buy big cork screw landscaping rods to put in the ground.

Screw the 2 by 4 directly into the roof to secure it. Unfold the tarp on the roof. Screw the roll side down either at the edge of the roof or to the fascia with a few screws pulling the tarp tight around the edges apply 1 3 strapping with deck screws every 8 to 12 making sure you have one within 2 to 3 of each edge. Time to add your furring strips.

Then fold the excess tarp under a few rotations for a tight clean fit. If you have a old stack of singles you could also put that on the roof to help hold the tarp down. To secure a tarp to your roof. Find the source of the roof leak.

To minimize water damage in the interim before long term repairs can be made cover the damaged part of the roof with a tarpaulin. Let the rest of the tarp hang off the lower border of the roof that overhangs the wall known as the eave. If you have a helper this part is easy. Lay the tarp out flat over the roof.

The 2 by 4 should be about 2 feet longer than the tarp width. Get good rope and tie it to the eyelets of the tarp hoping your tarp has eyelets then tie the other end of the rope to the landscaping rods. Extend the top edge of the tarp over the ridge of the roof. The screws must pass securely into the roof.

This will prevent water and debris from entering the damaged area. Stretch a tarp flat on the roof.