How To Felt A Pitched Roof

Lay the first piece of felt.

How to felt a pitched roof. Step 2 placing the felt. For easier cutting unroll the material on a flat surface and use a hooked blade knife to cut the felt to the size of your shed s roof. Let it stand for about 30 minutes and then using galvanized nails and your hammer nail down the first layer. Installing the roofing felt does take care but can go very quickly.

Before you attach the new felt to your roof use a putty knife to scrape off old pieces of felt. These thick layers of roofing felt are installed by heating the back of the felt with a butane torch and then carefully applying it to the roof. Roll your felt out on the roof and cut it to fit with a utility knife. This will make it easier to work with.

Ensure the felt remains even and straight as you work. Lay down felt and secure to roof. Roll the felt so that it overhangs the edge by 2 inches. Roll the new felt out on the roof and allow it to stay on the roof for about 30 minutes.

If you already have felt on the roof remove it along with any excess nails. Generally if felting a pitched shed roof you ll require 3 pieces of felt 1 for each side and then one to overlap the two edges but this may vary depending on the size of the shed roof and the width of the felt rolls. Taking the time to properly prepare the sheathing will make all the difference in how quickly and easily the felt paper is installed. It starts with installing solid decking usually plywood or oriented.

To attach roof felt on a shed start by calculating the area of your roof and buying enough felt to cover it. How to install felt underlayment for a new roof. Using galvanised clout nails nail down the first layer of felt.