How To Replace Roof Felt On Shed

The process of felting a shed roof.

How to replace roof felt on shed.

Laying the new felt ridged. Add about 2 inches 5 cm to each of your measurements before calculating the area. Now back onto the rood of the shed and nail down the overlapping edges of the felt. Position the roofing felt at the bottom left hand corner of the roof.

This will give you extra felt to hang over. Replacing shed roof felt removing the old felt and nails. Remove any existing timber fascia boards. The first thing you need to do is remove the old worn felt from the roof.

Buy the roof felt. Clean and prepare the roof. Tidy up the overhanging felt. Remove the old felt.

You can t have too many nails holding your felt down a loose edge will eventually rip if it s caught by a strong wind. Have a good look at the exposed timber especially where there were holes in the felt and make sure. As before tack it in place then add more clouts between the tacking. The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact dimensions of your roof.

Start by measuring the length and width of one side of the roof in. Previous step next step. Calculate the area of your roof by combining the area of each surface. Apply the felt to the roof.

How to felt a shed roof. Unroll the felt a bit at a time working from left to right making sure the felt is flush with the edge of the roof.