How To Strip A Felt Roof

Remove existing roofing felt by pulling it away from the plywood beneath.

How to strip a felt roof.

The overhang to the next strip should be 3 8 inch. Staples every few inches along lapped joints and every 6 in. Snap vertical chalk line down center of roof. Strip the roof start at the peak using roofing tear off tools.

Once you ve done this you re done. Up the roof past the exterior walls so you may need two rows on homes with wide soffits. Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife. Apply pressure and chisel away at it until it comes loose.

Unroll the felt and cut it to fit the length of the roof with a. For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it. Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. You can then hide the folded over roofing felt with the use of fascia boards.

Get one on amazon. The paper should then be nailed in or stapled every three to four inches across. Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands. Standing at the peak use a garden fork or a specially notched roofing tear off shovel to tear away the ridge caps and the top courses of shingles.

You can use your utility knife to cut a slit in the felt overhang at the very top of the roof and then fold the felt down there and nail securely at regular intervals along the gable. Nail drip edge flashing to lower edge of roof. Let it stand for about 30 minutes and then using galvanized nails and your hammer nail down the first layer. Staple down the felt with 5 16 in.

Roll your felt out on the roof and cut it to fit with a utility knife. Pull out nails that are holding felt to the roof using the sharp end of a claw hammer. Trim tabs off roof shingles to create starter course. Where a roll ends and a new one is begun the two rolls should be overlapped by four inches.

Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters. Step 5 felt right over ventilation holes. Pull out existing nails or staples using a claw hammer. Roll the felt so that it overhangs the edge by 2 inches.

Or so in the open areas between rows. Code usually calls for it to project at least 2 ft. Overlap ends at least 6 in. Start the tear off at the section farthest from the trash container.