How To Felt A House Roof

Before you put your new felt on the old stuff needs to come off.

How to felt a house roof.

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. Roll your felt out on the roof and cut it to fit with a utility knife. Step 2 next move onto adding the actual superfelt to the roof. Afterward roll the felt away from you lengthwise along the lower edge about 10 feet 120 in.

Nail drip edge flashing to lower edge of roof. Next find the center of the roof at the top and the eave then snap a vertical chalk line. Begin at the bottom right or bottom left of the roof. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork.

Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. Start rolling the first layer of felt out from the bottom of one side of the roof. Then rolling the felt lengthwise move it across the surface of the roof shed. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof steps. Let it stand for about 30 minutes and then using galvanized nails and your hammer nail down the first layer. How to remove felt from a summer house roof. Most pros use this line to begin shingling working left and right toward the rakes.

Cut the excess membrane leaving a 5mm 10mm overhang. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Roll the felt so that it overhangs the edge by 2 inches. Roofing felt is sold in rolls and the product label will give information on the area contained.

It is important to point out that you are rolling the felt lengthwise and not up and down when you install roof felt. Make sure it stays flat. As you roll it out make sure that it remains flat. 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.

The felt keeps the roof deck dry before shingles go on protects against wind driven rain as shingles fail and increases fire resistance.