How To Replace A Shed Roof Felt

Laying the new felt ridged.

How to replace a shed roof felt.

Tidy up the overhanging felt. 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. The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact dimensions of your roof. The first thing you need to do is remove the old worn felt from the roof.

The second layer of felt is then placed over the top of the first. 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. Clean and prepare the roof. Remove excess felt nails and adhesive before replacing the felt on your flat roof.

Buy the roof 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. Have a good look at the exposed timber especially where there were holes in the felt and make sure. Previous step next step.

Remove the old felt. The process of felting a shed roof. Remove any existing timber fascia boards. Apply the felt to the roof.

There should be no extra debri of any kind on the decking before you begin. How to felt a shed roof. Measure the roof of your shed. Replacing shed roof felt removing the old felt and nails.