To replace a small section of roofing felt involves stripping the tiles from the roof and replacing felt between two joists.
How to re felt and batten a roof.
Use a 4 inch 10 cm paintbrush or a roller to apply the paint or primer.
Work along the roof taking out any excess slack in the felt but do not pull it tight.
Drag it gently from one end of the roof to the other east to west or west to east.
This would be a big step to being properly waterproof.
Apply waterproof paint or primer to promote felt attachment.
I had been using tarpaulins over the trusses but they can only do so good a job and when the wind blows the damn things rustle like mad the rain then finds its own lovely little route to somewhere you don t want it.
Eventually i was in a position to lay felt and batten out the roofs.
This will cost around 460 510 made up of.
This is not required for dry fix systems.
Joints should be directly over rafters with the batten square cut tightly butted and skewed nails.
If a batten end is to be set in mortar be sure an appropriate treatment has been applied.
Where wind driven rain is working under the roof and causing leaks then the felt will need to be replaced.
Begin at the bottom working in horizontal lines and gradually moving upward.