How To Felt A House Roof

Nail drip edge flashing to lower edge of roof.

How to felt a house roof.

It is important to point out that you are rolling the felt lengthwise and not up and down when you install roof felt. The felt keeps the roof deck dry before shingles go on protects against wind driven rain as shingles fail and increases fire resistance. Then rolling the felt lengthwise move it across the surface of the roof shed. Step 1 with a dunster house log cabin it is best to lay a plastic waterproof membrane not supplied over the roof which is then to be secured down with a staple gun in intervals of around 20mm.

Before you put your new felt on the old stuff needs to come off. Make sure it stays flat. You will need to begin at the very bottom of one side of the roof. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork.

Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. As you roll it out make sure that it remains flat. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof steps. How to remove felt from a summer house roof.

The summer house in the picture was 3 5m x 3 5m following the above steps i found that i needed 5 strips of felt in total to recover the roof. Step 2 next move onto adding the actual superfelt to the roof. Start rolling the first layer of felt out from the bottom of one side of the roof. Roofing felt is sold in rolls and the product label will give information on the area contained.

Divide the area of your roof by the area of the felt rolls you plan to use and allow an approximate 10 extra for waste. Roll the felt so that it overhangs the edge by 2 inches. Afterward roll the felt away from you lengthwise along the lower edge about 10 feet 120 in. Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters.

Most pros use this line to begin shingling working left and right toward the rakes. Begin at the bottom right or bottom left of the roof. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. Let it stand for about 30 minutes and then using galvanized nails and your hammer nail down the first layer.

Cut the excess membrane leaving a 5mm 10mm overhang.