How To Replace A Shed Roof Felt

There should be no extra debri of any kind on the decking before you begin.

How to replace a shed roof felt.

Paint a layer of adhesive such as bitumen mastic over the top of the first felt layer a length at a time. The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact dimensions of your roof. 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. Tidy up the overhanging felt.

Measure the roof of your shed. The second layer of felt is then placed over the top of the first. The process of felting a shed roof. Replacing shed roof felt removing the old felt and nails.

Previous step next step. The first thing you need to do is remove the old worn felt from the roof. Apply the felt to the roof. Remove excess felt nails and adhesive before replacing the felt on your flat roof.

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. Have a good look at the exposed timber especially where there were holes in the felt and make sure. Roll out the first layer of felt. Remove any existing timber fascia boards.

Buy the roof felt. Remove the old felt. Laying the new felt ridged. Clean and prepare the roof.