Nice tips, Sue. Thanks for that.

Another little tip. When storing any tarps with a high rubber content, sprinkle the tarp with some baby powder or something similar (foot powder, talc). I've had rubberized tarps bond to themselves in long-term storage so strongly that you could not unfold them without damage.

M

You may want to predrill nail or screw holes in the wood to prevent splitting the wood when it is time to "lay tarp".

One Day Closer!

Thanks Susan,
What strategy would you use for buying the tarps- many small sections lower cost tarps, or splurge on largest coverage area possible? I can see arguments for both, but would like to hear what you observed.
In a non hurricane area, would I be striving to have 50% roof coverage on hand, more than that or in a real world would having enough to cover say 100 sq feet cover 80% of scenarios?

I would go with the largest if I could, simply because of the force of wind-driven rain. But it's expensive. I had to buy mine fast, so I couldn't shop around. But I've since noticed that Harbor Freight online does have some sales that look pretty good.

I have no idea how much coverage you should have. Some is better than none, and if there is a widespread wind/rain problem, you might be hard put to find any at all.

Of course, you could collect enough to cover your entire home, and if you only needed a % of it, you could probably sell the rest to the neighbors! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

It's the same old question: how much is enough? How much is too much?

Sue