How To Tie A Tarp To Your Roof

Never lay the tarp out during a storm.

How to tie a tarp to your roof. Install a blue tarp on a roof. If you have a helper this part is easy. Here s how to go about it. It makes sense to get most of the pieces of wood up on the roof beforehand.

This will prevent water and debris from entering the damaged area. To begin securing the tarp screw through the rolled 2 x 4 boards with your screw gun. Secure the tarp s remaining sides with additional 2 x 4 boards using your screw gun and screws. You can buy big cork screw landscaping rods to put in the ground.

Let the rest of the tarp hang off the lower border of the roof that overhangs the wall known as the eave. 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. If you have a old stack of singles you could also put that on the roof to help hold the tarp down. 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.

Lay more 2 by 4s on either side of the tarp and attach those as well for a tight well secured water barrier. 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.

Screw the 2 by 4 directly into the roof to secure it. To secure a tarp to your roof. Unfold the tarp on the roof. To minimize water damage in the interim before long term repairs can be made cover the damaged part of the roof with a tarpaulin.

The 2 by 4 should be about 2 feet longer than the tarp width. Lay the tarp out flat over the roof. Extend the top edge of the tarp over the ridge of the roof. The screws must pass securely into the roof.

Good luck and i hope it helps. Don t forget to secure the strapping used in step 4.