How To Felt And Batten A Roof

Replacing felt and batten on roof.

How to felt and batten a roof.

Joints should be directly over rafters with the batten square cut tightly butted and skewed nails. What type of piched roof are you working on see diagrams and the measurements if possible pitch of roof or rafter length what parts of the roof you want a quote for e g. Lay the underlay starting at and parallel to the eaves maintaining a consistent tautness. Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife.

A slight sag between rafters is ideal as it will allow any water to drain down the felt. If a batten end is to be set in mortar be sure an appropriate treatment has been applied. A roofer has come along and said the whole roof needs replacing. Underlay is generally held in place by the tile battens but where nailing is required nails should be extra large head felt nails of 3 35 mm shank diameter and 20 mm long.

Apply pressure and chisel away at it until it comes loose. Start at the lower edge of the roof nailing the batten into place at the centre of the rafter. For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it. Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands.

For one of our branches to give you a quote we need the following information about your roof. Work along the roof taking out any excess slack in the felt but do not pull it tight. When the first length is complete lay the next layer of felt on top of the first so that it overlaps by at least 100mm 4 inches horizontal overlaps where one roll ends and the next one is started should be at least 150mm 6 inches. This is not required for dry fix systems.