How To Refelt A Flat Roof Garden Shed

Allow any wet plywood to dry out.

How to refelt a flat roof garden shed.

How to felt a shed roof. Start by measuring the length and width of one side of the roof in. How to felt a shed roof with wickes enjoy your garden with the wickes garden sheds and buildings range which includes sheds summerhouses greenhouses log c. Cutting your felt pieces.

Prepare the surface of the shed roof by removing any old roof felt or nails. Remove the old felt. The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact. Previous step next step.

A conventional roll of felt is enough for 432 square feet. Tidy up the overhanging felt. Tools and materials budget grade shed roofing felt felting clout nails ladder hammer screwdriver stanley knife an occasional extra pair of hands. Replacing the felt on your flat roof is not a job for everyone but anyone can do the job by following a few simple directions.

Remove excess felt nails and adhesive before replacing the felt on your flat roof. Calculate the area of your roof by combining the area of each surface. Run a tape measure along the bottom of the roof the eaves and up the diagonal end the gable. Remove any existing timber fascia boards.

Add about 2 inches 5 cm to each of your measurements before calculating the area. Apply the felt to the roof. Since you will have overlap. Before laying 13 6kg felt on a flat roof make sure the plywood base is in good condition.

If the roof is rotten or damaged you may want to apply a complete new sheet of ply. The process of felting a shed roof step 1. This will give you extra felt to hang over. Buy the roof felt.