How To Repair Split Roof Felt

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How to repair split roof felt.

This area can sometimes come away from the wall allowing water to trickle below the surface of felt. Many roofs function quite well without any roofing felt so small tears and damage to roofing felt are not in themselves reasons to spend money on repairing it. Clean the area by raking out old debris and mortar. Holes in roofing felt are quite common here we repair a hole in some roofing felt that is underneath the tiled roof.

If the split or tear can be lifted without causing further damage to the felt carefully lift it and. Take the flashing strip off by prising it away from the wall. Carefully clean the surface over and around the blister of any chippings mould and dirt. Then you will need to apply some bitumen adhesive over the split repair.

Stick this felt over your split using bitumen adhesive ensuring there if a 50mm overlap beyond the split. If you have a split in your felt carefully remove the gravel around it. Choose a dry warm day to repair the roof. Cut a piece of new felt to use as a patch to cover the split.

Acrylic sealant will scrape off and clean with acetone for a permanent repair later on. Permanent fibreglass roof repair this involves a thorough cleaning and sanding of the affected area first with acetone and 60 grade grit paper for a minimum of 75mm 3 around the repair. Where wind driven rain is working under the roof and causing leaks then the felt will need to be replaced.