How To Replace Roofing Felt On Shed

Start by measuring the length and width of one side of the roof in.

How to replace roofing felt on shed.

Position the roofing felt at the bottom left hand corner of the roof. If you re happy with the positioning nail it down tidily remember to fold the corners around neatly. Remove any existing timber fascia boards. Apply the felt to the roof.

Remember you chose roofing felt because it is cost effective so any replacement isn t going to break your wallet. Measure the roof of your shed. Calculate the area of your roof by combining the area of each surface. How to felt a shed roof.

Other roofing felt leaks. If you keep having to patch your roofing felt on the shed then you might need to start thinking about covering up your felt altogether. The process of felting a shed roof. This will give you extra felt to hang over.

Unroll the felt a bit at a time working from left to right making sure the felt is flush with the edge of the roof. Once measured and cut line the first piece of felt up so that it over hangs the edge of the roof on three sides by enough to cover the side pieces of the roof. Tidy up the overhanging felt. Clean and prepare the roof.

Buy the roof felt. Remove the old felt. The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact dimensions of your roof. Start at the lowest edge and nail your felt along the facia.

Cutting your felt pieces. 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. 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. Add about 2 inches 5 cm to each of your measurements before calculating the area.

Spread the felt flat onto the roof and nail along the top edge of the felt. Previous step next step.