Felting A House Roof

This layer is not bonded to the decking so that the decking can move without damaging the felt roof.

Felting a house roof.

Have a look at our traditional roofing felt and secure your roof from the elements. Allow for felt overhang. Laying the first nailed layer of underlay felt. Tack and secure the felt.

1 what you will need when felting a shed roof. Click and collect is available or enjoy free uk delivery on selected orders over pound 150 excl. This guide will use the more durable 30 roofing felt although you can use 15 felt. Roll out the first layer of felt.

Laying the top bonded layer of top sheet felt. In terms of materials please note that there are several different weights for the roofing felt. It served two main functions. 2 the process of felting a shed roof.

The hips are the sloping side edges of the roof. Follow the 10 steps below in order to felt a flat roof. Clean and prepare the roof. These resources have been created to.

Roofing felt is comprised of a base made from natural materials such as wood cellulose or synthetic ones such as fiberglass or polyester and then coated or saturated with a protective coating such as bitumen asphalt which repels water but still allows the product to breathe. Laying the second bonded layer of underlay felt. Felt paper also called tar paper or builder s paper helps shed water that gets under the shingles protects the asphalt shingles from the resins in the wood decking increases a roof s fire rating and helps keep your house dry if it rains during the job. Add new felt layers.

Install the roofing felt on all roof sides extending it over the ridge of the roof and overlapping 8 inches there just as you did on the sides. It acted as a protective barrier to the house before the main roof covering was constructed. Buy the roof felt. The roof ridge is the horizontal top edge which may or may not be present on a hip roof.

Installing any gutter drips. Step by step guide for felting a flat roof. Most roofing suppliers carry 15 lb. In this video we look at the installation of felt and battens to a roof in line with current irish building regulations.