How To Replace Roofing Felt On A Shed

Buy the roof felt.

How to replace roofing felt on a shed.

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. This will give you extra felt to hang over. If you re happy with the positioning nail it down tidily remember to fold the corners around neatly. Start by measuring the length and width of one side of the roof in.

How to felt a shed roof. Remember you chose roofing felt because it is cost effective so any replacement isn t going to break your wallet. Other roofing felt leaks. Measure the roof of your shed.

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. 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. The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact dimensions of your roof. Remove the old felt.

Tidy up the overhanging felt. Laying the new felt ridged. The first thing you need to do is remove the old worn felt from the roof. Tack the felt in place with just a few widely spaced clouts.

Calculate the area of your roof by combining the area of each surface. Roll out the first layer of felt. Clean and prepare the roof. Apply the felt to the roof.

Cutting your felt pieces. Position the roofing felt at the bottom left hand corner of the roof. Previous step next step. 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.

Add about 2 inches 5 cm to each of your measurements before calculating the area. Have a good look at the exposed timber especially where there were holes in the felt and make sure. 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.