Re felting a pitched shed roof.
Re felting a pitched roof.
There needs to be an overlap in the felt to help increase the water tight quality.
The exact material you use will have an impact on the cost of the roof with basic felt solutions costing around 50 per square metre for the material itself and more high end materials such as modern grp a form of fibreglass going up to 90 per square metre but allowing unlimited options in terms of colour and generally being more long lasting.
Felting a flat roof is slightly different to felting a shed or garden outbuilding.
When felting a flat roof you ll add several layers of felt to create a watertight and impenetrable seal.
Cover the edges of the roof with strips of felt before laying out the final layer.
Cut the felt into strips of the right length with a sharp knife.
Apply waterproof paint or primer to promote felt attachment.
You will be placing the second layer of felt over this.
In terms of spacing leave about 6 inches between nails along both of the short sides and the side lying next to the edge of the roof.
Begin at the bottom working in horizontal lines and gradually moving upward.
If there is visible damage at several spots on a shed roof or if water leaks through in places ever though you can see no 6.
Clean and prepare the roof.
To replace a small section of roofing felt involves stripping the tiles from the roof and replacing felt between two joists.
Let it stand for about 30 minutes and then using galvanized nails and your hammer nail down the first layer.
You wan walk over the roof to remove any air bubbles that may form.
Roll the felt so that it overhangs the edge by 2 inches.
A third layer of felt needs to be placed.
Hi guys and welcome to my video.
I had to re felt my shed roof so i though i d share with you the process i went through and the materials i used.
Flat roof replacement costs.
Before beginning to felt a flat roof it is important to ensure the roof is stable and able to withstand the weight of someone standing on it.
Check the condition of and replace rafters as required priced separately see below.
Where wind driven rain is working under the roof and causing leaks then the felt will need to be replaced.
This will cost around 460 510 made up of.
Roll out the first layer of felt.
Buy the roof felt.
Below is a typical works schedule for the re roofing of a typical two sided three bedroom house.
Remove and skip existing tiles cement timber batons and felt.
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Scaffold to be professionally erected to three sides of property up to the height of the roof edge.
Use a 4 inch 10 cm paintbrush or a roller to apply the paint or primer.
The process of felting a shed roof.
