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.

How to temporarily cover a hole in the roof.

Of rope for each corner of your home. If you have a vent pipe in the way skip to step 5. If the distance from the roof to the ground is 20ft then you would need to use 40ft. Make sure you get one that is large enough to cover the entire affected area and one that is meant to be used outdoors.

If available select a rope that will withstand various weather and is strong for securing your roof cover. Then fold the excess tarp under a few rotations for a tight clean fit. Really you don t want to be up on the roof in a storm trying to retrieve your flapping tarp. Screw the 2 by 4 directly into the roof to secure it.

Temporarily screw the rolled end down to the roof with at least two or three screws. Pull the tarp tightly down onto the roof and smooth it out. A few holes in a roof that needs fixing anyway is pretty cheap insurance. Wind can be powerful and damned persistent.

Next on the peak side attach the tarp to the 2 by 4 using cap nails. 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.