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Felting a pent roof shed.
Roll out the first layer of felt.
Roofing felt is essential to ensure your outbuilding is ready for all weathers by providing a waterproof cover to the building s roof.
Start at the lowest edge and nail your felt along the facia.
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Fix the next length of shed felt.
You can pull away the felt from the roof of your shed after removing the nails.
Add new felt layers.
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.
Fix the overhanging felt using galvanised nails at 50mm.
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.
Nail along the top of this strip at 500mm.
Allow for felt overhang.
If your shed has a pent roof flat with no ridge you can apply the felt in exactly the same way as you would for one side of a pitched roof.
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.
Clean and prepare the 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.
How to felt a pent roof roll out the felt and cut to size.
2 the process of felting a shed roof.
Spread the felt flat onto the roof and nail along the top edge of the felt.
1 what you will need when felting a shed roof.
To attach roof felt on a shed start by calculating the area of your roof and buying enough felt to cover it.
The reason for a pitched roof is to cause rain to run off the roof surface.
Tack and secure the felt.
For most sheds you ll need to cut 3 pieces of felt.
Replacing felt on a flat roof.
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.
Position this strip so that it overhangs the top of the first sheet by 75mm.
Attach the first piece of felt to the low side of the roof and secure tightly with the clout nails provided.
In the case of a shed roof a layer of roofing felt usually offsets the porosity of the wood.
Buy the roof felt.
A flat roof is more likely to allow rain to pool and this can cause damage especially if the roof is made of a porous substance like wood.