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Posted by marson on July 28, 2007, 9:25 am
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> > > > One of my neighbors is having a new roof put on her house. The
> > > > roofers put the tar paper on the back portion of her roof and then
> > > > quit for the weekend.
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> > > > It's hot here and it doesn't take long for something to dry ...
> > > > certainly not 24 hours. Just wondering if there is really anything to
> > > > worry about.
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> > > Nothing to worry about.
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> > I would have been concerned IF they'd hadn't put down the felt.
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> > But with felt in place the roof is pretty waterproof.
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> > Hopefully they used 30 lb.
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> > cheers
> > Bob
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> Sorry. I worded my question badly. " Is it necessary for the felt to
> dry for 24 hours after it gets rained on - before putting the
> shingles over it? "
I don't like putting shingles on wet tarpaper because it wrinkles and
the shingles won't lay flat. But it won't leak because the felt is
wet. So I wouldn't be concerned about it.
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