If you live in an arid region or an older urban area you may have a large flat roof.
How to repair a flat roof with tar paper.
Drip edge is a metal edging that directs.
If tar paper is left exposed to the elements for any length of time it begins deteriorating.
Some flat roofs have hot tar built up roofing which may have a gravel surface.
If any roof boards need replacing do it now.
If part of your roof is covered with only tar paper and it tears it needs replacement as a temporary measure until covered it with permanent asphalt shingles.
Suburban homes sometimes have small flat sections.
Tar paper is an underlayment for asphalt shingles not a finished roof product.
Nail aluminum drip edge along all the edges of the roof using 1 inch galvanized roofing nails.
Most flat roofs are made of asphalt rubber.
New plywood and tar paper has replaced the rotten section of roof at plunkett s house.
Apply plenty of roofing cement to fill the void and smooth the cement so water can run off unimpeded.
Flat roof repair a leaky roof means disaster later if left to long ridgefield duration.
Rubber coat 57 roof tar.
How to tar paper a flat roof.
The first layer is wood sheathing followed by felt roofing underlayment also.
These roofs work well but you do need to inspect them on occasion for cracks and other signs of damage.
A roof is a system of multiple materials layered together.
Sweep the bare roof boards clean of any dirt and debris.