Fitting Roofing Felt To A Shed

The process of felting a shed roof step 1.

Fitting roofing felt to a shed.

Cut the felt to size using a hooked blade knife. A conventional roll of felt is enough for 432 square feet. Unroll the paper about five feet along the edge of the roof. You ll need enough felt to cover the entire area of the roof with a little extra on each edge around 5cm to allow for overlaps at the eaves and at the gable ends approximately 7 5cm.

Buy the roof felt. In these two videos i will show you how to strip off the old roof covering not only for standard nailed felt roofs but also those roofs stuck with adhesive hot flame or bitumen. Mark the same at the other end of the roll. Tack the felt paper in the center to hold it in place.

Includes useful advice on the best materials to use together with information. Move the ladder down the side of the shed. Clean and prepare the. 1 for each side of the roof as well as a third section that will overlap the 2 side panels by about 30cm on each side and run along the top ridge of the shed.

Then in part two we fit the new shed roof. Since you will have overlap. Fitting shed felt is very easy once the old felt is removed and the roof is clean of residual nails splinters and bits of old felt. Step 1 remove facial boards.

Unroll your felt onto a flat surface. Begin installing the roofing felt at the edge of the eave. How to install your shed felt. Step 2 strip the old felt.

Step by step guide on how to apply bituminous roofing felt to your shed roof. For most sheds you ll need to cut 3 pieces of felt. Carefully remove any existing timber fascia boards applied to the front back and sides of your shed.