Measure the roof of your shed.
How to replace roofing felt on a shed.
Position the roofing felt at the bottom left hand corner of the roof.
The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact dimensions of your roof.
Remember you chose roofing felt because it is cost effective so any replacement isn t going to break your wallet.
Add about 2 inches 5 cm to each of your measurements before calculating the area.
Have a good look at the exposed timber especially where there were holes in the felt and make sure.
Replacing shed roof felt removing the old felt and nails.
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.
Remove the old felt.
This will give you extra felt to hang over.
Other roofing felt leaks.
Start by measuring the length and width of one side of the roof in.
Tidy up the overhanging felt.
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.
The process of felting a shed roof.
Calculate the area of your roof by combining the area of each surface.
Remove any existing timber fascia boards.
Cutting your felt pieces.
Buy the roof felt.
Roll out the first layer of felt.
Laying the new felt ridged.
Clean and prepare the roof.
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Apply the felt to the roof.
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.
Tack the felt in place with just a few widely spaced clouts.
How to felt a shed roof.
The first thing you need to do is remove the old worn felt from the roof.