Fitting Roofing Felt To A Shed

Use a hammer to remove the nails holding down the old felt roofroofing then strip the old felt.

Fitting roofing felt to a shed. The process of felting a shed roof step 1. Then in part two we fit the new shed roof. Clean and prepare the. Step 1 remove facial boards.

Tack the felt paper in the center to hold it in place. Unroll the paper about five feet along the edge of the roof. Lightly scratch a vertical line on the surface with the rear of the blade to mark the length of your shed plus the front and rear overlaps. For most sheds you ll need to cut 3 pieces of felt.

In these two videos i will show you how to strip off the old roof covering not only for standard nailed felt roofs but also those roofs stuck with adhesive hot flame or bitumen. How to install your shed felt. You ll need enough felt to cover the entire area of the roof with a little extra on each edge around 5cm to allow for overlaps at the eaves and at the gable ends approximately 7 5cm. Begin installing the roofing felt at the edge of the eave.

Unroll your felt onto a flat surface. Includes useful advice on the best materials to use together with information. Step by step guide on how to apply bituminous roofing felt to your shed roof. Mark the same at the other end of the roll.

Since you will have overlap. The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact. Buy the roof felt. Fitting shed felt is very easy once the old felt is removed and the roof is clean of residual nails splinters and bits of old felt.

A conventional roll of felt is enough for 432 square feet. Step 2 strip the old felt. Cut the felt to size using a hooked blade knife.