How To Fix Roof Felt On A Shed

How to replace felt and the process of refelting a shed roof.

How to fix roof felt on a shed. To attach roof felt on a shed start by calculating the area of your roof and buying enough felt to cover it. Shed roof felting replacing worn and split felt on the roof of a shed is essential if you want your tools and other garden equipment to stay in good condition you should aim to check the condition of your shed roof felt at least once a year. How to repair a garden shed roof repairing a roof made of roofing felt or shingles. When i got around to stripping the felt off the plywood underneath was sodden and a small section was rotten.

If the latter it requires a simple repair job with a small patch piece of felt and some felt adhesive that can be done quickly and easily. But patching or replacing a felt shed roof is easy when you know how. As a rule of thumb you should apply new felt on your shed every 2 3 years if it is exposed to the elements and not sheltered. Have a look over the shed s roof to see if the felt has decayed beyond repair or the wind has just got underneath it and ripped a hole.

When you leave damaged or weathered roof felt open to the elements your shed soon deteriorates allowing water and damp to damage your valuable building tools and equipment. How to felt a shed part 1 of how to felt a shed deals with how to strip old felt from a shed roof without damaging the roof or trims in the process. Fitting felt to a shed part 2 gives instructions on how to fit roofing felt to a shed roof cutting nailing gluing and replacing wooden trims afterwards. I replaced the rotten bit and rather than seal the damp in under more felt i covered the roof with corrugated plastic.

This means you will need to repair the felt more if it is exposed to rain and snow. Found mainly on wooden and composite sheds roofing felt is inexpensive and very effective however it does tend to get brittle and can get damaged quite quickly. As noted above it may be the case that the felt needs repairs. I noticed my shed roof was leaking a while ago but i hadn t got the time to fix it so i covered it with a tarpaulin.