Roofing Paper Which Side Up

Tar paper which is a paper like material soaked in tar is used for building homes.

Roofing paper which side up.

Fold it down over the peak so that. The fibers are set in alum to resist bleeding. Tar paper always goes on the outside of buildings and its primary use is as a waterproofing agent. Cover the peaks by laying the center of a strip of tar paper along the peak.

Many rolls are pre striped allowing installers to keep a straight line when applying roll strips to the roof side by side. Use more if the day is windy. Tack it down with galvanized nails a hammer tacker or an electric staple gun. This environmentally friendly paper is manufactured from 100 recycled fibers.

Lay the first strip of tar paper side to side with its bottom edge along the edge of the roof. Continue overlapping strips up each side of the roof leaving the peaks uncovered. Only a drip edge along the roof rakes is installed after the paper. All drip edges along roof eaves valley liners and flashing need to be installed before the roof paper layer is laid down.

Place just enough tacks to hold down the tar paper. I finished installing 30 roofing felt paper on my 10x12 shed but after reading around it seems i put the wrong side up meaning the lines that were marked on the felt are facing down instead of up. Place the sticky side down when laying tar paper. It is commonly called 15lb paper.