How To Tarp Your Roof in the Rain (Step by Step Guide)

It's raining outside and you have water entering your home. This is bad because you need to do an #emergencyroofrepair and maybe it's still raining and you have #tarproofintherain . Obviously, this isn't a great situation but we have a simple, how to guide with all the materials needed to #howtostoproofleak Good luck!

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[clarkescustomcreations]

Only thing I'd say to do that I didn't hear you mention would be if possible tuck the top of the tarp or underlayment up under the row of shingles above the affected area or caulk the top of it so water sheds over it and doesn't just shed under it or you may find you still have a leak when you get off the roof

[madinventor]

I appreciate the real life example

Be safe & God Bless

[wepntech]

no trouble to tell this is a warm rain place, we don't let ourselves get wet here in Newfoundland if we can help it. great way to get hypothermia.

[rickl]

I read all the comments and got part of my question answered(about the button cap nails leaking). But after you remove them and fix the leak do you just caulk the holes left from the button nails or cover them with roofing cement/tar? Thanks, glad there wasn't any lightning.

[walterquick]

Central Fla here hurricane is almost here, roof is shot!! Iam going to try this NOW. local roofers are price killing my low income self
Thanks

[dessymaturin]

The water will just go right under your tarp! You either need to tuck the top of your tarp under a row of shingles or let your tarp go over the ridge. Better to tuck if you will repair roof, less nail holes to fix

[cristinacristina]

Thank you for this video. I just notice a leak and had a contractor come to check my home. My house is about 2, 000sqf and the cost they gave me is $38, 000. 😢

[samwimpy]

Maybe I missed it, but how do you waterproof the top edge?

Surely, you are not just using button nails thinking that water won't run under the tarp?

[Twins]

Digital Roofing Innovations- Hi I've just seen several videos on tarping a roof. Hurricane Ian came by, . I have lost shingles, and have water damage. I had the roof tarped, but they put sand bags on many areas. Because we didn't have internet, I was unable to check these videos out. So don't know how secure that tarp is. I guess I should ask they guys. I have seen where the wind has lifted my neighbors tarp, I've seen little wood on some houses, while I've seen others totally in a vacuum??? I know my whole roof will need to be replaced. Help please...We are on the worst hit areas (not Ft. Myers Beach).

[DarkGhostHacker]

Do you have to use nails or screws? Won't that just make more holes for water to get in? Is it possible to use an adhesive instead and tuck the edge of the tarp under the shingles, and glue that part on the under side of the shingles?

[mariesacul]

Me, 3 giant tarps and 10, 000 nails later.
I should watch a video on this.

Sigh*
Thank you. Wish I had the time to have watched this prior to devastating this tarp project.

[Carpaintry_of_God]

I have a question. I will be needing to get onto a porch roof, to paint window shutters. The roof is slightly pitched and is narrow, about 5 feet from the window wall to the edge of the roof. There is no peak for me to attach an anchor to. Where would and how should I attach an anchor?

[mrobertson]

Hi. I was wondering if this method should work on an almost flat roof or would I need to go over the peak the peak to keep water from pooling on the flat areas? Thanks for any help.

[orbit]

Thank you for this very useful video! We have a leak on the roof... But it's coming from a dip in the roof where there's an exhaust vent. The vent came up and undid some of the nails so it doesn't lay flat against the roof cause of the dip. Would you recommend using the outdoor adhesive to push the vent down combined with a tarp over it to stop the leak? Thanks again for the video!

[meganbartley]

Sorry I couldn't watch as YouTube kept playing absolutely disgusting ear wax ads. Please complain to them