Lay the underlay starting at and parallel to the eaves maintaining a consistent tautness.
How to felt and batten a hip roof.
Work along the roof taking out any excess slack in the felt but do not pull it tight.
Underlay is generally held in place by the tile battens but where nailing is required nails should be extra large head felt nails of 3 35 mm shank diameter and 20 mm long.
When the first length is complete lay the next layer of felt on top of the first so that it overlaps by at least 100mm 4 inches horizontal overlaps where one roll ends and the next one is started should be at least 150mm 6 inches.