How to attach tarpaulin to shed roof

chezybezy

Hello, me again,
Can anyone advise the best way or alternative ways to attach a temp tarp to a 13x 8 foot shed roof? I thought about trying to drill it in place over some bits of wood but worry this'll compromise the already water soggy roof etc. I plan to fix the roof later in the year. It's a slanting roof higher at front, lower at back. Not apex.
I worry about putting things ontop as the wind will whip them off and into a neighbors cat/car/window etc.
Would guerilla tape work?
Thank you.

Pdbaggett

No tape won't work.

Probably easiest to just use a staple gun and then put some silicone or waterproof tape over the staples if its just a temp fix

Aylesbury_Duck

Get some battens and screw or nail them over the top of the tarp into whatever solid part of the roof you can locate. Use battens to pin the tarp down along the edges as well.

road2manchester

just a warning..... those blue tarps you buy from DIY stores are not waterproof and leak like a sieve.

2 x 1 roof batterns are cheap, nailed down over visqueen or thick polythene. run them top to bottom not across. should keep weather at bay for a bit.

martinthebandit

It would be better (and probably quicker) to buy enough of these https://www.wickes.co.uk/Onduline-Green-Corrugated-Bitumen-Sheet-950-x-2000mm/p/240059 and do the job properly first time

martinsurrey

heavy gauge damp proof membrane

secured onto the roof with roof battens.

if done correctly, it could last a few years, but will look terrible.

Tom99

Tie some bricks to each corner.

thor

Won't Bitumen roof paint do the job of keeping the roof from leaking?