Fitting Roofing Felt To A Shed

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.

Fitting roofing felt to a shed.

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. Unroll your felt onto a flat surface. The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact. Clean and prepare the.

Then in part two we fit the new shed roof. Begin installing the roofing felt at the edge of the eave. Since you will have overlap. 1 for each side of the roof as well as a third section that will overlap the 2 side panels by about 30cm on each side and run along the top ridge of the shed.

Cut the felt to size using a hooked blade knife. Step by step guide on how to apply bituminous roofing felt to your shed 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. How to install your shed felt.

Carefully remove any existing timber fascia boards applied to the front back and sides of your shed. 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. Step 1 remove facial boards. A conventional roll of felt is enough for 432 square feet.

Includes useful advice on the best materials to use together with information. Buy the roof felt. Step 2 strip the old felt. Use a hammer to remove the nails holding down the old felt roofroofing then strip the old felt.

Mark the same at the other end of the roll. For most sheds you ll need to cut 3 pieces of felt. The process of felting a shed roof step 1.