How To Temporarily Cover A Hole In The Roof

Really you don t want to be up on the roof in a storm trying to retrieve your flapping tarp.

How to temporarily cover a hole in the roof.

One of the fastest and least expensive ways you can make a temporary emergency roof repair is to cover the involved area with a plastic tarp. Of rope for each corner of your home. If the distance from the roof to the ground is 20ft then you would need to use 40ft. Pull the tarp tightly down onto the roof and smooth it out.

If you have a vent pipe in the way skip to step 5. Use 1x2 along the perimeter of the tarp and a few nails or screws to hold them in place. Temporarily screw the rolled end down to the roof with at least two or three screws. Wind can be powerful and damned persistent.

If available select a rope that will withstand various weather and is strong for securing your roof cover. A few holes in a roof that needs fixing anyway is pretty cheap insurance. Next on the peak side attach the tarp to the 2 by 4 using cap nails. Make sure you get one that is large enough to cover the entire affected area and one that is meant to be used outdoors.

On the undamaged side wrap one end of the tarp around the 1 3 furring strip making sure the furring strip extends past each end by 1. Screw the 2 by 4 directly into the roof to secure it.