Hang the lower edge of the felt over the eave the part of the roof that meets or overhangs the shed s walls by about 0 5.
How to staple roofing felt.
Since you are new to the game i would greatly recommend you use 30 felt over 15.
The paper should then be nailed in or stapled every three to four inches across.
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.
If you are only tacking down the felt for while you roof the building then 3 8 tack hammer staples are more then enough.
Sadly time has shown me differently.
Its way better to work with and will last longer.
Apply drip edge to the eave.
Start by stapling a row in the middle of the new roofing felt section.
Starting at the bottom of your roof unroll a few feet of felt lengthwise.
Adjust the felt as you roll it making sure that it s straight with no bubbling.
Using your staple gun secure the felt to the roof.
Install new flashing metal flashing is often called drip edge along the bottom of the roof near your gutters.
Never install the felt vertically across your roof.
Where a roll ends and a new one is begun the two rolls should be overlapped by four inches.
Unroll your felt and secure it to your roof with a staple every 8 inches.
Use a construction stapler or a hammer.
All nails and staples should be placed on the lower half of the paper.
The staples held better than the nails.
Roll out about 10 feet of felt and fasten with staples or roofing nails with plastic washer heads.
Put fasteners at least every 8 inches.
Cut drip edge flashing at an angle at the corner press it lightly against the eave end.
If you live in an area with inclement weather you should consider using a special ice and water protector.
How to do it.
The tiny diameter of staple legs mean less hold with time.
Valley ridges and hips should have a 6 inch overlap of paper.
Overlap each row at least 3 to 4 inches.
I was on a shake roof and could see staples worked up over an inch.
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.