How To Tar A Roof Vent

How to install a roof vent method 1 of 3.

How to tar a roof vent.

Installing soffit intake vents. Tar the roof keep your tar bucket close to you as you start spreading the tar on the surface with the roller. Check around the edges of your attic for any wiring. Adding static exhaust vents.

Roofing tar itself melts when heated and can stick to and gunk up blades. Cut a hole in the center of the roofing membrane. Lay the tarp out flat over the roof. Tar roofs are often topped with gravel which can quickly wear down standard saw blades.

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. Flake off sporadic drips and dollops of tar from asphalt shingles with a plastic scraper. Let the rest of the tarp hang off the lower border of the roof that overhangs the wall known as the eave. As you work you will move back toward the end where your ladder is taking the bucket with you.

Drive a nail through your attic to mark where you want your vent. If the tar has penetrated the protective mineral granules leave it alone or you might remove the granules. Use small amounts and apply it with the roller in short smooth strokes. Never lay the tarp out during a storm.