How To Replace Roofing Felt On Shed

Tidy up the overhanging felt.

How to replace roofing felt on shed. Tack the felt in place with just a few widely spaced clouts. 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. Roll out the first layer of 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.

Clean and prepare the roof. Measure the roof of your shed. Calculate the area of your roof by combining the area of each surface. Start at the lowest edge and nail your felt along the facia.

Remove the old felt. The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact dimensions of your roof. Previous step next step. Position the roofing felt at the bottom left hand corner of the roof.

Start by measuring the length and width of one side of the roof in. Other roofing felt leaks. This will give you extra felt to hang over. Spread the felt flat onto the roof and nail along the top edge of the felt.

If you keep having to patch your roofing felt on the shed then you might need to start thinking about covering up your felt altogether. Cutting your felt pieces. The process of felting a shed roof. How to felt a shed 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. Buy the roof felt. 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. Remember you chose roofing felt because it is cost effective so any replacement isn t going to break your wallet.

Remove any existing timber fascia boards. If you re happy with the positioning nail it down tidily remember to fold the corners around neatly.