How To Cut Roofing Felt

Cut the felt in a straight line so that the bottom edge of the felt extends 8 inches past the roof hip.

How to cut roofing felt.

Using a straight blade and a hooked blade. Move the roll of felt which you ve now severed from the strip on the roof up and out of your way. Use a heavy duty felt for long term weatherproofing. Next continue to lay your felt in strips moving up your roof making sure it lays flat.

Felt comes in either 15 pound or 30 pound ratings. Continue rolling out the felt until you reach the roof hip on the other end. If you reach the end of your roof and have extra roofing felt use a utility knife to carefully cut the felt to the edge of your roof. To lay your felt over obstacles like vent pipes cut a slit in the felt and place the slit over the pipe.

For a more permanent roof coverage use roll roofing. Cut the piece out on the tracing line. How to cut asphalt roof shingles this method focuses on cutting asphalt shingles with a utility knife. I place a piece of cotton fabric over my felt and freezer paper when i iron to make sure i don t damage the felt with the heat of the iron.

Cut out a big square rectangle shape around the pattern piece and iron it onto the felt. Includes useful advice on the best materials to use together with information.