How To Felt A Pitched Roof

Installing the roofing felt does take care but can go very quickly.

How to felt a pitched roof.

It starts with installing solid decking usually plywood or oriented. Taking the time to properly prepare the sheathing will make all the difference in how quickly and easily the felt paper is installed. I had to re felt my shed roof so i though i d share with you the process i went through and the materials i used. 1 what you will need when felting a shed roof.

Installing a roof is much more than just nailing shingles onto some boards. Lay the first piece of felt. Generally if felting a pitched shed roof you ll require 3 pieces of felt 1 for each side and then one to overlap the two edges but this may vary depending on the size of the shed roof and the width of the felt rolls. 2 the process of felting a shed roof.

Buy the roof 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. To attach roof felt on a shed start by calculating the area of your roof and buying enough felt to cover it. How to install felt underlayment for a new roof.

Hi guys and welcome to my video. Add new felt layers. Before you attach the new felt to your roof use a putty knife to scrape off old pieces of felt. These thick layers of roofing felt are installed by heating the back of the felt with a butane torch and then carefully applying it to the roof.

Roll out the first layer of felt.