How To Felt A Corner Shed Roof

Clout nailing shed felt roofing.

How to felt a corner shed roof.

How to felt a corner shed roll out the felt and cut to size. Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands. The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact. For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it.

Clean and prepare the. Since you will have overlap. Then use a claw. For most sheds you ll need to cut 3 pieces of felt.

Dismantle any existing timber fascia boards and put them to one side. Measure the amount of felt you will need. Pull out nails that are holding felt to the roof using the sharp end of a claw hammer. 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.

Buy the roof felt. 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. Hi guys and welcome to my video. Then fold over and hammer the felt to the framework using 13mm clout nails.

Applying new roofing. Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife. The process of felting a shed roof step 1. Before installing the roofing felt measure the shed roof.

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. 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. A conventional roll of felt is enough for 432 square feet. 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. Removing old roofing felt. 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.