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.

Many rolls are pre striped allowing installers to keep a straight line when applying roll strips to the roof side by side. Red rosin paper is a high quality single ply sheathing paper which is widely used in built up roofing systems as a first layer protective barrier. Lay the first strip of tar paper side to side with its bottom edge along the edge of the roof. 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.

Use more if the day is windy. Primarily used for roofs you can also use tar paper to line exterior walls before finishing them. Begin at the bottom edges of the roof and go up. It is commonly called 15lb paper.

Tack it down with galvanized nails a hammer tacker or an electric staple gun. Tar paper always goes on the outside of buildings and its primary use is as a waterproofing agent. Only a drip edge along the roof rakes is installed after the paper. The fibers are set in alum to resist bleeding.

Place just enough tacks to hold down the tar paper. Continue overlapping strips up each side of the roof leaving the peaks uncovered. All drip edges along roof eaves valley liners and flashing need to be installed before the roof paper layer is laid down. Cover the peaks by laying the center of a strip of tar paper along the peak.