How To Replace A Shed Roof Felt

The second layer of felt is then placed over the top of the first.

How to replace a shed roof felt.

Replacing shed roof felt removing the old felt and nails. Roll out the first layer of felt. Paint a layer of adhesive such as bitumen mastic over the top of the first felt layer a length at a time. How to felt a shed roof.

There should be no extra debri of any kind on the decking before you begin. The process of felting a shed roof. Tidy up the overhanging felt. When you are felting a sloped roof you start at the bottom and work your way up so that rain pours over the top of the laps and not under them.

A hammer a craft knife preferably with a hooked blade but not essential an old 2 brush and a flat pry bar as seen in my roofing tools section will help. Measure the roof of your shed. Remove excess felt nails and adhesive before replacing the felt on your flat roof. Remove any existing timber fascia boards.

Laying the new felt ridged. The real beauty of installing a professional quality roofing felt to a shed roof is the utter lack of specialist tools required unlike other high performance roof coverings. Have a good look at the exposed timber especially where there were holes in the felt and make sure. Previous step next step.

The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact dimensions of your roof. Remove the old felt. Once measured and cut line the first piece of felt up so that it over hangs the edge of the roof on three sides by enough to cover the side pieces of the roof. The first thing you need to do is remove the old worn felt from the roof.