Remember to check the top of your roof for old nails which will need removing before applying your new roofing felt.
How to felt a pent shed roof.
Roofing felt is essential to ensure your outbuilding is ready for all weathers by providing a waterproof cover to the building s roof.
Ideal for an apex flat or pent roof shed felt and roofing membrane are durable and perfect for a newly built structure or to re cover existing roofing material.
Buy the roof felt.
Taking care not to rip or tear the felt fold the overhanging felt over the edge of the roof.
Clean and prepare the roof.
The felt roof on my shed was worn out and leaking so here is a video of how to replace a felt roof.
2 the process of felting a shed roof.
Tack and secure the felt.
How to felt a pent roof roll out the felt and cut to size.
Spread the felt flat onto the roof and nail along the top edge of the felt.
Replacing felt on a flat roof.
Fix the overhanging felt using galvanised nails at 50mm.
Start at the lowest edge and nail your felt along the facia.
To attach roof felt on a shed start by calculating the area of your roof and buying enough felt to cover it.
For easier cutting unroll the material on a flat surface and use a hooked blade knife to cut the felt to the size of your shed s roof.
Roll out the first layer of felt.
These install instructions are reliant for all pent roof weatherboard sheds and pent roof shiplap sheds.
1 what you will need when felting a shed roof.
Now you can remove your old felt roof using a flat pry bar or claw hammer to release the felt roof nails holding your roofing felt.
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You can pull away the felt from the roof of your shed after removing the nails.
Allow for felt overhang.
We have put together this installation guide to show you how to assemble your pent shed.
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Fix the next length of shed felt.
Before you attach the new felt to your roof use a putty knife to scrape off old pieces of felt.
Nail along the top of this strip at 500mm.
Take your second length of felt.
Image b secure tightly all the way around the roof.
Attach the first piece of felt to the low side of the roof and secure tightly with the clout nails provided.
See image a then roll over the next piece making sure that there is enough overlap to prevent any leaks.