Installing Roofing Felt Underlayment

Apply and attach drip edge.

Installing roofing felt underlayment.

How to do it. Overlap each row at least 3 to 4 inches. Installing roof felt is a two person job. Overlap and cut drip edges.

Setting the roll and then nailing off. Whatever your reason for attaching. Cut drip edge flashing at an angle at the corner press it lightly against the eave end. Apply drip edge to the eave.

Roof felt also known as tar paper is a waterproof fiberglass product. When installing anything on a roof you need to follow the water rule the water rule means you consider where water will run when it s on the roof. The roofing felt should be applied in layers that overlap. Sometimes called roofing felt underlayment roofing tar paper or roll roofing this is a layer of protection installed between the roof deck and the roofing shingles.

Install drip edge at the roof eave edges. Using your staple gun secure the felt to the roof. As you work the paper can be tacked down in the center so it won t blow away. Synthetic roofing underlayment is to be laid horizontally parallel to eave with printed anti slip side up starting at the bottom of the lowest roof eave with a 1 5 underlayment overhang at the eave covering the pre installed eave drip edge.

The reason why drip edge should be installed below the underlayment along the eaves of the roof is so that water does not get under the drip edge. It is used for temporary roofing for weatherproofing and as an underlayment under shingles or other permanent roofing materials. Starting a roof with tarpaper felt. If you live in an area with inclement weather you should consider using a special ice and water protector.

Fasten drip edge on eaves with. Start at the bottom of the roofline and work up so any water that gets through the roofing material will shed down the tar paper and will not go under it.