How To Re Felt An Octagonal Shed Roof

When installing felt correctly on a shed roof you can achieve a waterproof membrane that fits seamlessly with the surroundings or stands out dependent on the colour of felt you choose.

How to re felt an octagonal shed roof.

Now back onto the rood of the shed and nail down the overlapping edges of the felt. I used a plant pot to cover the finial and then felted it over. As before tack it in place then add more clouts between the tacking. The existing fascia barge boards will be taken off and the old felt removed.

The rest of the roof was fairly standard dpc plywood roofing felt then asphalt shingles. Add about 2 inches 5 cm to each of your measurements before calculating the area. We will then re felt with either our standard duty or premium duty felt as shown below. 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.

The original fascia barge boards will then be refitted. The finishing brass finial was cobbled together from a doorknob and the base of a discarded brass vase. Installation can be as simple as removing the previous shed roof substrate and the fixings that accompany it simply roll out the felt to the length and fix into place with nails. You can use your utility knife to cut a slit in the felt overhang at the very top of the roof and then fold the felt down there and nail securely at regular intervals along the gable.

Once you ve done this you re done. New fascia barge boards can also be supplied if required. You can then re attach fascia boards to keep your shed looking smart by hiding the folded over roofing felt at each gable end. You can then hide the folded over roofing felt with the use of fascia boards.

If necessary trim of any excess felt along the bottom edge. Roll back first felt piece. Calculate the area of your roof by combining the area of each surface. For each piece of felt tension across the roof and secure down the edge using 10 x 10mm felt nails evenly space.

Use your craft knife to cut a slit in the felt overhang at the apex of the roof then fold the felt down there and nail securely at 10cm intervals along the gable. Fold down the bottom edge of the felt and secure to the felt batten using 5 x 10mm felt nails per felt piece evenly spaced. Cutting your felt pieces.