How To Cut Roofing Felt

Peel off the freezer paper piece.

How to cut roofing felt.

Using a straight blade and a hooked blade. How to cut asphalt roof shingles this method focuses on cutting asphalt shingles with a utility knife. Move the roll of felt which you ve now severed from the strip on the roof up and out of your way. Cut out a big square rectangle shape around the pattern piece and iron it onto the felt.

For a more permanent roof coverage use roll roofing. Next continue to lay your felt in strips moving up your roof making sure it lays flat. Cut the felt in a straight line so that the bottom edge of the felt extends 8 inches past the roof hip. I place a piece of cotton fabric over my felt and freezer paper when i iron to make sure i don t damage the felt with the heat of the iron.

Cut the piece out on the tracing line. Continue rolling out the felt until you reach the roof hip on the other end. Felt comes in either 15 pound or 30 pound ratings. If the roof felt tears cut a piece large enough to cover the tear with lots of overlap slip the top under the next lap.

To lay your felt over obstacles like vent pipes cut a slit in the felt and place the slit over the pipe. Step by step guide on how to apply bituminous roofing felt to your shed roof.