How To Re Felt A Flat Roof

I documented this project with my gopro being small and tough i could keep it in my.

How to re felt a flat roof.

Beginning with the removal of the old roofing felt this. You can do this by calculating the length and width of each side of your roof. Climb up on the roof using a ladder. Simply multiply length x width and you will find the area of one side.

Re felt your shed roof step 1. Align measure and cut it to length. The felt roof on my shed was worn out and leaking so here is a video of how to replace a felt roof. Multiply the numbers together to find.

Roll back one half of the length of the sheet to the centre of the roof taking care to maintain the sheet alignment. Shed roofs are not normally designed to support a fully grown man especially when in such a. You must remove any rotted pieces of wood on the roof and replace them with your plywood. This video shows a typical flat roof replacement carried out by argyle roofing based in london uk.

Cover the edges of the roof with strips of felt before laying out the final layer. You can either measure the roof from the ground or by standing on a ladder and actually going. Measure the roof the first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact dimensions of your roof. How to refelt a flat roof 1.

Measure the length and width of the roof. Roll out the felt. You will follow the same process as in step 2 for the last layer. Remove existing roofing felt by pulling it away from the plywood beneath.

Unroll the felt and cut. Following the manufacturer s instructions apply the adhesive to the first nailed layer. Pull out existing nails or staples using a. Step by step guide for felting a flat roof step 1.