How To Replace Roofing Felt On A Shed

Tack the felt in place with just a few widely spaced clouts.

How to replace roofing felt on a shed. Add about 2 inches 5 cm to each of your measurements before calculating the area. Other roofing felt leaks. Remove the old felt. Buy the roof felt.

Replacing shed roof felt removing the old felt and nails. Start by measuring the length and width of one side of the roof in. Measure the roof of your shed. The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact dimensions of your roof.

Position the roofing felt at the bottom left hand corner of the roof. 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. Previous step next step. The process of felting a shed roof.

If you re happy with the positioning nail it down tidily remember to fold the corners around neatly. Remember you chose roofing felt because it is cost effective so any replacement isn t going to break your wallet. Cutting your felt pieces. This will give you extra felt to hang over.

Tidy up the overhanging felt. Unroll the felt a bit at a time working from left to right making sure the felt is flush with the edge of the roof. How to felt a shed roof. Remove any existing timber fascia boards.

Apply the felt to the roof. Roll out the first layer of felt. Clean and prepare the roof. 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.

Laying the new felt ridged. 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. Have a good look at the exposed timber especially where there were holes in the felt and make sure.