How To Secure A Tarp On The Roof

To begin securing the tarp screw through the rolled 2 x 4 boards with your screw gun.

How to secure a tarp on the roof.

Lay the tarp out flat over the roof. Then fold the excess tarp under a few rotations for a tight clean fit. This will prevent water and debris from entering the damaged area. To secure a tarp to your roof.

Find the source of the roof leak. Fully secure your roof tarp to prevent flapping. Screw the 2 by 4 directly into the roof to secure it. Lay more 2 by 4s on either side of the tarp and attach those as well for a tight well secured water barrier.

It is best to also weight the tarp down with sandbags or heavy objects to keep wind from blowing up under it. Stretch a tarp flat on the roof. The 2 by 4 should be about 2 feet longer than the tarp width. On a shingled roof you just nail the tarp in place using furring strips but you can not nail a tarp into a tile roof.

If required cut plywood as needed cover up any existing penetrations with plywood secure the perimeter with screws every 6 to 12 into the roof sheathing below preferably into trusses unroll the full tarp make sure that the length extends 1 past the edge of the roof on the damaged side. You want to get long 3 inch nails to get plenty of bite into the roof s sheathing and still be able to bend an upper portion of them to secure the tarp. Wrap the tarp three or four times around the wood then secure the wood to the soffit or the roof deck on the side of the peak opposite the side that is leaking. Lay the tarp across the roof so that at least 4 feet 1 2 m lies on the sloped part of your roof on each side known as the peak.

Let the rest of the tarp hang off the lower border of the roof that overhangs the wall known as the eave. Never lay the tarp out during a storm. Extend the top edge of the tarp over the ridge of the roof. Pull the other end of the tarp over the peak and down the roof far enough to cover the leak then secure that end to another 2 by 4.

Positions several 1 2 pieces of lumber on the tarp running vertically down the slope of the roof. The screws must pass securely into the roof.