Partially unroll your tarp to cover the damaged area from the roof s eaves to peak.
Using tarp to cover roof.
Many residential roofing jobs can be completed in one day this of course is assuming that the roof is not steep sloped extraordinarily large and that the crew is made up of experienced roofers.
However not all jobs can be completed in one go and the crew will need to return to complete everything.
Things you ll need tape measure brush tarp 4 2x4 38 x 89 mm boards cap nails carpenter s gloves drill 2 inches 5 1 cm screws.
Then fold the excess tarp under a few rotations for a tight clean fit.
Sandwich the tarp by nailing a second 2 x 4 board to.
The 2 by 4 should be about 2 feet longer than the tarp width.
Screw the 2 by 4 directly into the roof to secure it.
Lay more 2 by 4s on either side of the tarp and attach those as well for a tight well secured water barrier.