How To Replace Roofing Felt On A Shed

Laying the new felt ridged.

How to replace roofing felt on a shed.

Measure the roof of your shed. Remove any existing timber fascia boards. Roll out the first layer of felt. 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. The first thing you need to do is remove the old worn felt from the roof. Replacing shed roof felt removing the old felt and nails.

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. Start by measuring the length and width of one side of the roof in. The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact dimensions of your 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.

This will give you extra felt to hang over. 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. Remember you chose roofing felt because it is cost effective so any replacement isn t going to break your wallet. Position the roofing felt at the bottom left hand corner of the roof.

If you re happy with the positioning nail it down tidily remember to fold the corners around neatly. 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. Cutting your felt pieces. Have a good look at the exposed timber especially where there were holes in the felt and make sure.

Other roofing felt leaks. Add about 2 inches 5 cm to each of your measurements before calculating the area. Clean and prepare the roof. How to felt a shed roof.

Remove the old felt. Apply the felt to the roof. The process of felting a shed roof.