How To Tie A Tarp To Your Roof

Then fold the excess tarp under a few rotations for a tight clean fit.

How to tie a tarp to your roof.

Lay the tarp out flat over the roof. Secure the tarp s remaining sides with additional 2 x 4 boards using your screw gun and screws. Time to add your furring strips. To begin securing the tarp screw through the rolled 2 x 4 boards with your screw gun.

This will prevent water and debris from entering the damaged area. Good luck and i hope it helps. If you have a old stack of singles you could also put that on the roof to help hold the tarp down. Never lay the tarp out during a storm.

Screw the 2 by 4 directly into the roof to secure it. The screws must pass securely into the roof. Unfold the tarp on the roof. Here s how to go about it.

If you have a helper this part is easy. To secure a tarp to your roof. Don t forget to secure the strapping used in step 4. It makes sense to get most of the pieces of wood up on the roof beforehand.

To minimize water damage in the interim before long term repairs can be made cover the damaged part of the roof with a tarpaulin. 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. Let the rest of the tarp hang off the lower border of the roof that overhangs the wall known as the eave. Extend the top edge of the tarp over the ridge of the roof.

Install a blue tarp on a roof. The 2 by 4 should be about 2 feet longer than the tarp width. Find the source of the roof leak. Try to pick a day that is not windy or else you may face frustration.

Stretch a tarp flat on the roof. 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.