How To Strip A Felt Roof

Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife.

How to strip a felt roof.

Unroll the felt and cut it to fit the length of the roof with a. Get one on amazon. The paper should then be nailed in or stapled every three to four inches across. Snap vertical chalk line down center of roof.

Overlap ends at least 6 in. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. Staples every few inches along lapped joints and every 6 in. Roll the felt so that it overhangs the edge by 2 inches.

You can use your utility knife to cut a slit in the felt overhang at the very top of the roof and then fold the felt down there and nail securely at regular intervals along the gable. All nails and staples should be placed on the lower half of the paper. Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands. Remove existing roofing felt by pulling it away from the plywood beneath.

Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork. Or so in the open areas between rows. Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. Step 5 felt right over ventilation holes.

Code usually calls for it to project at least 2 ft. You can then hide the folded over roofing felt with the use of fascia boards. Strip the roof start at the peak using roofing tear off tools. Let it stand for about 30 minutes and then using galvanized nails and your hammer nail down the first layer.

Where a roll ends and a new one is begun the two rolls should be overlapped by four inches. Start the tear off at the section farthest from the trash container. Staple down the felt with 5 16 in. Once you ve done this you re done.

Pull out nails that are holding felt to the roof using the sharp end of a claw hammer. Pull out existing nails or staples using a claw hammer. Standing at the peak use a garden fork or a specially notched roofing tear off shovel to tear away the ridge caps and the top courses of shingles. Up the roof past the exterior walls so you may need two rows on homes with wide soffits.

Roll your felt out on the roof and cut it to fit with a utility knife. Apply pressure and chisel away at it until it comes loose. Nail drip edge flashing to lower edge of roof. For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it.