Watch our step by step video showing how to felt a shed roof with expert advice and top tips to help you complete the job with confidence.
How to felt a shed roof.
Remember we re using patterned felt for roof sheds so we have the tile effect going downwards towards the pitch s slope.
For a more permanent roof coverage use roll roofing.
How to felt a shed roof.
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Remove any existing timber fascia boards.
A conventional roll of felt is enough for 432 square feet.
Tidy up the overhanging felt.
The process of felting a shed roof step 1.
Since you will have overlap.
Felt comes in either 15 pound or 30 pound ratings.
Fold down the felt at each corner of the roof then nail it securely.
If the roof felt tears cut a piece large enough to cover the tear with lots of overlap slip the top under the next lap.
Measure the roof of your shed.
Use a heavy duty felt for long term weatherproofing.
Remove the old felt.
The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact.
Clean and prepare the.
The next thing my dad does to felt a shed roof is line up the straight edge along the start of the felt off a roll.
After this fold the felt down in this section and secure at 10 cm intervals along the gable.
Use a craft knife to cut a slit in the felt overhang at the apex of the shed roof.
Then fold over and hammer the felt to the framework using 13mm clout nails.
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