How To Replace Roofing Felt On Shed

How to felt a shed roof.

How to replace roofing felt on shed.

Cutting your felt pieces. Previous step next step. Apply the felt to the roof. Remove any existing timber fascia boards.

This will give you extra felt to hang over. Start at the lowest edge and nail your felt along the facia. The process of felting a shed roof. Start by measuring the length and width of one side of the roof in.

Calculate the area of your roof by combining the area of each surface. Buy the roof felt. 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. Position the roofing felt at the bottom left hand corner of the roof.

Measure the roof of your shed. 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. Add about 2 inches 5 cm to each of your measurements before calculating the area. Tidy up the overhanging felt.

Tack the felt in place with just a few widely spaced clouts. Remember you chose roofing felt because it is cost effective so any replacement isn t going to break your wallet. The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact dimensions of your roof. 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.

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. 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. Remove the old felt. Spread the felt flat onto the roof and nail along the top edge of the felt.

If you re happy with the positioning nail it down tidily remember to fold the corners around neatly. Other roofing felt leaks.