How To Felt A Corner Shed 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.

How to felt a corner shed roof.

Removing old roofing felt. Then fold over and hammer the felt to the framework using 13mm clout nails. Attach the first piece of felt across the roof from the point above the window to the lowest point on the roof and secure tightly with the clout nails provided. 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.

Dismantle any existing timber fascia boards and put them to one side. Clean and prepare the. Pull out nails that are holding felt to the roof using the sharp end of a claw hammer. Before installing the roofing felt measure the shed roof.

Measure the amount of felt you will need. The next thing my dad does to felt a shed roof is line up the straight edge along the start of the felt off a roll. Hi guys and welcome to my video. A conventional roll of felt is enough for 432 square feet.

For most sheds you ll need to cut 3 pieces of felt. For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it. I had to re felt my shed roof so i though i d share with you the process i went through and the materials i used. Image a then roll over the next piece making sure that there is enough overlap to prevent any leaks.

Apply pressure and chisel away at it until it comes loose. Clout nailing shed felt roofing. Buy the roof felt. Remember we re using patterned felt for roof sheds so we have the tile effect going downwards towards the pitch s slope.

Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife. Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands. Then use a claw. The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact.

Since you will have overlap. How to felt a shed roof step 1. Measure the roof of your shed.