Adjust the felt as you roll it making sure that it s straight with no bubbling.
How to staple roofing felt.
Apply and attach drip edge.
Using your staple gun secure the felt to the roof.
Starting at the bottom of your roof unroll a few feet of felt lengthwise.
Place the replacement felt over the exposed area of the roof and secure using the arrow htx50 professional hammer tacker and 1 2 t50 staples.
Install new flashing metal flashing is often called drip edge along the bottom of the roof near your gutters.
How to do it.
Since you are new to the game i would greatly recommend you use 30 felt over 15.
Sadly time has shown me differently.
Cut drip edge flashing at an angle at the corner press it lightly against the eave end.
Begin by using your staple gun to staple down the first part of your felt to the corner of your roof.
Overlap and cut drip edges.
Unroll your felt and secure it to your roof with a staple every 8 inches.
Overlap each row at least 3 to 4 inches.
The staples held better than the nails.
Never install the felt vertically across your roof.
The paper should then be nailed in or stapled every three to four inches across.
Valley ridges and hips should have a 6 inch overlap of paper.
I was on a shake roof and could see staples worked up over an inch.
Where a roll ends and a new one is begun the two rolls should be overlapped by four inches.
Smooth out wrinkles as you progress to eliminate spots that could trap moisture and cause problems in the future.
Roll out about 10 feet of felt and fasten with staples or roofing nails with plastic washer heads.
The tiny diameter of staple legs mean less hold with time.
Its way better to work with and will last longer.
Put fasteners at least every 8 inches.
All nails and staples should be placed on the lower half of the paper.
If you are only tacking down the felt for while you roof the building then 3 8 tack hammer staples are more then enough.
Use a construction stapler or a hammer.
Apply drip edge to the eave.
If you live in an area with inclement weather you should consider using a special ice and water protector.