How To Install Roofing Felt On A Shed

This video walks through the very basic steps for installing tarpaper felt.

How to install roofing felt on a shed.

Continue unrolling the paper until you have let out about ten feet of felt paper. Lightly scratch a vertical line on the surface with the rear of the blade to mark the length of your shed plus the front and rear overlaps. Using your staple gun secure the felt to the roof. Scratch a line between the two marks to create a vertical guide for your cut.

Mark the same at the other end of the roll. Setting the roll and then nailing off. Unroll the paper about five feet along the edge of the roof. Begin installing the roofing felt at the edge of the eave.

Tack the felt paper in the center to hold it in place. Since you will have overlap. Overlap each row at least 3 to 4 inches. The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact.

Starting a roof with tarpaper felt. Start at the bottom of the roofline and work up so any water that gets through the roofing material will shed down the tar paper and will not go under it. Unroll your felt onto a flat surface. A conventional roll of felt is enough for 432 square feet.

Laying the felt the roofing felt should be applied in layers that overlap. Move the ladder down the side of the shed. If you live in an area with inclement weather you should consider using a special ice and water protector. The process of felting a shed roof step 1.

As you work the paper can be tacked down in the center so it won t blow away.