Felting A Pent Roof Shed

For easier cutting unroll the material on a flat surface and use a hooked blade knife to cut the felt to the size of your shed s roof.

Felting a pent roof shed.

Fix the next length of shed felt. Buy the roof felt. How to felt a pent roof roll out the felt and cut to size. For most sheds you ll need to cut 3 pieces of felt.

Clean and prepare the roof. Take your second length of felt. A flat roof is more likely to allow rain to pool and this can cause damage especially if the roof is made of a porous substance like wood. Tack and secure the felt.

The reason for a pitched roof is to cause rain to run off the roof surface. To attach roof felt on a shed start by calculating the area of your roof and buying enough felt to cover it. Taking care not to rip or tear the felt fold the overhanging felt over the edge of the roof. 2 the process of felting a shed roof.

You can pull away the felt from the roof of your shed after removing the nails. In the case of a shed roof a layer of roofing felt usually offsets the porosity of the wood. Roofing felt is essential to ensure your outbuilding is ready for all weathers by providing a waterproof cover to the building s roof. 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.

Allow for felt overhang. Position this strip so that it overhangs the top of the first sheet by 75mm. Fix the overhanging felt using galvanised nails at 50mm. Attach the first piece of felt to the low side of the roof and secure tightly with the clout nails provided.

Spread the felt flat onto the roof and nail along the top edge of the felt. Start at the lowest edge and nail your felt along the facia. See image a then roll over the next piece making sure that there is enough overlap to prevent any leaks. Now you can remove your old felt roof using a flat pry bar or claw hammer to release the felt roof nails holding your roofing felt.

Image b secure tightly all the way around the roof. Nail along the top of this strip at 500mm. Add new felt layers. 1 what you will need when felting a 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. Ideal for an apex flat or pent roof shed felt and roofing membrane are durable and perfect for a newly built structure or to re cover existing roofing material. Roll out the first layer of felt. Remember to check the top of your roof for old nails which will need removing before applying your new roofing felt.