We will then re felt with either our standard duty or premium duty felt as shown below.
Refelting a flat roof shed.
The process of felting a shed roof step 1.
Apply the cut felt to either side of the roof pulling it tight so that it lies flat before nailing it at around 10cm intervals along the length of the roof just below the apex.
Begin at the bottom right or bottom left of the roof.
You can hammer in the nails along the bottom edge of the roof at wider intervals around one every 30cm.
Buy the roof felt.
You can cover the surface of the felt with gravel for added strength.
Thus you will repeat the earlier steps.
Clean and prepare the.
As you roll it out make sure that it remains flat.
You will follow the same process as in step 2 for the last layer.
Cover the edges of the roof with strips of felt before laying out the final layer.
The original fascia barge boards will then be refitted.
Apply another layer of adhesive to the top for maximum waterproofing.
The key to weatherproofing your flat roof is adding a total of 3 layers.
A conventional roll of felt is enough for 432 square feet.
Start rolling the first layer of felt out from the bottom of one side of the roof.
This will help the two layers adhere to each other.
Before adding the second layer though spread a thin layer of adhesive on the first layer using your trowel.
The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact.
We offer a re felting service for sheds summerhouses and workshops.
The real beauty of installing a professional quality roofing felt to a shed roof is the utter lack of specialist tools required unlike other high performance roof coverings.
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.
Tools and materials budget grade shed roofing felt felting clout nails ladder hammer screwdriver stanley knife an occasional extra pair of hands.
The existing fascia barge boards will be taken off and the old felt removed.
