How Do I Felt My Shed Roof

1 what you will need when felting a shed roof.

How do i felt my shed roof. This is a type of engineered particleboard made specifically for covering the roof of a shed or dwelling. Nail along the top of this strip at 500mm. Fitting felt to a shed part 2 gives instructions on how to fit roofing felt to a shed roof cutting nailing gluing and replacing wooden trims afterwards. To attach roof felt on a shed start by calculating the area of your roof and buying enough felt to cover it.

Before you attach the new felt to your roof use a putty knife to scrape off old pieces of felt. Roll out the first layer of felt. My shed is old enough to have been built in feet and inches the roof is exactly eight feet long and the drop required over the ends was 2 5 inches so i measured out and cut the felt into lengths 8 6 long. The felt being new was made in metric units so i had to cut three pieces and have a huge over lap between them.

Allow for felt overhang. Watch our step by step video showing how to felt a shed roof with expert advice and top tips to help you complete the job with confidence. 2 the process of felting a shed roof. Taking care not to rip or tear the felt fold the overhanging felt over the edge of the roof.

Take your second length of felt. Shingles on your shed are the first line of defense against the elements. Standard asphalt shingles do an excellent job keeping the weather out. Fix the next length of shed felt.

Is roofing felt necessary on a shed. Fix the overhanging felt using galvanised nails at 50mm. Buy the roof felt. Tack and secure the felt.

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. Underneath the shingles is osb sheathing. Position this strip so that it overhangs the top of the first sheet by 75mm.