How to install roofing felt.
How to lay a mineral felt roof.
Step 2 placing the felt.
Chalk lines should be snapped 33 5 8 above the eave line.
You will be looking for any decking that has rotted or bowed.
How to do it.
Install drip edge and install 9 cant strips of roll roofing material along the rake and eaves edges gable ends and lower roof edge such that the roofing strip overhangs the roof deck by 1 4 to 3 8.
Check to ensure the roof is in good enough condition to walk over.
Secure metal flashing at the edges of the roof before primer is applied.
How to lay felt on a flat roof.
Nail the roofing strips parallel to the roof edge set in 1 and 8 from the roof edge with nails spaced 4 o c.
This will enable the felt to bond with it more easily.
You can then hide the folded over roofing felt with the use of fascia boards.
Install drip edge flashings roofing felt and wsu if needed.
Drip edges on the eaves any valley liners and all flashing should be installed before the tar paper is laid.
Brush off loose mineral chippings once it is in place and apply the gutter drips so they are around 25mm away from the edge of the roof.
Before laying roof felt all rotten decking must be replaced.
After this lines should be snapped every 34 as you move up the roof.
Remove any debris that may interfere with the installation process.
When this layer is started lay with the selvedge the edge of the sheet that doesn t have a mineral covering away from the roof edge.
Prepare roof edges cant strips.
You can install metal valley flashing but it is common to.
Once you ve done this you re done.