Roof Felt Nailing Pattern

This video walks through the very basic steps for installing tarpaper felt.

Roof felt nailing pattern.

Starting a roof with tarpaper felt. Nail the middle and bottom of the felt similarly. I like to give them a call about any new nailing schedules that i m uncertain about. From behind the roll reach over and nail down the top of the strip with roofing nails spaced 6 to 8 inches apart.

Roll out the felt eliminating creases or bubbles and drive at least three staples every foot. Roll out the felt toward the other end of the roof. Setting the roll and then nailing off. Fasten drip edge on eaves with galvanized nails and a hammer about 12 inches apart before laying roof felt.

Defer putting drip edge on angled gable ends until after the felt is laid so the metal. Contact roofhelp 12 24 nailing pattern for roofing felt each row of nails that are 24 on center should be approximately 12 from the outside edge of the roll. Anchor the top corner of the felt after it has been properly positioned and roll the felt out across the roof. Overlap felt courses at least 4 inches.

Snap a chalkline 32 inches above the top edge of the wsu or use the lines on the felt as guides. If you use the lines as guides for installing shingles measure up from the drip edge to confirm that you stay parallel. Contact roofhelp 9 18 nailing pattern for roofing felt each row of nails that are 18 on center should be approximately 12 from the outside edge of the roll. Pull straighten and align the felt along the eaves.

The top edge of the felt should be nailed no less than every eight inches. This way i don t get chewed out by the building inspector when they show up to inspect that particular.