How To Re Felt A Flat Roof

The felt roof on my shed was worn out and leaking so here is a video of how to replace a felt roof.

How to re felt a flat roof. Measure the roof the first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact dimensions of your roof. You can cover the surface of the felt with gravel for added strength. Shed roofs are not normally designed to support a fully grown man especially when in such a. Roll out the felt.

You will follow the same process as in step 2 for the last layer. Climb up on the roof using a ladder. Following the manufacturer s instructions apply the adhesive to the first nailed layer. Roll back one half of the length of the sheet to the centre of the roof taking care to maintain the sheet alignment.

Step by step guide for felting a flat roof step 1. Align measure and cut it to length. This video shows a typical flat roof replacement carried out by argyle roofing based in london uk. You can do this by calculating the length and width of each side of your roof.

Pull out existing nails or staples using a. Multiply the numbers together to find. First you need. Unroll the felt and cut.

Simply multiply length x width and you will find the area of one side. I documented this project with my gopro being small and tough i could keep it in my. Measure the length and width of the roof. You must remove any rotted pieces of wood on the roof and replace them with your plywood.

Remove existing roofing felt by pulling it away from the plywood beneath. You can either measure the roof from the ground or by standing on a ladder and actually going. Cover the edges of the roof with strips of felt before laying out the final layer. Beginning with the removal of the old roofing felt this.