How to felt a shed roof laying out the felt.
How to fold felt roof corners.
The original builder rot him put a 30cm parapit around it with one brick removed to allow the water to escape.
1 5mtr x 1 5mtr with a felted flat roof.
Once you get to the edge of the roof or when the roll runs out start nailing the felt.
How do you make a corner without cutting the felt and weakening the proofing or folding it and making a total bodge.
Lay the roll of roofing felt on the corner and let it overhang by three inches on each side.
Step 3 secure felt to roof.
There are various grades of felt and typically the thicker ones are better and last longer but will need more of a curve to avoid cracking when being tacked under the edge.
I am re roofing my porch.
Let it stand for about 30 minutes and then using galvanized nails and your hammer nail down the first layer.
Start at one of the upper corners of the felt and continue along the perimeter.
Cut the felt in a straight line so that the bottom edge of the felt extends 8 inches past the roof hip.
Space each nail apart by about 30 to 36 inches 76 to 91 cm along the side of the felt closest to the roof s peak and 12 inch 30 5 cm along the side closest to the ground.
Move the roll of felt which you ve now severed from the strip on the roof up and out of your way.
Roll your felt out on the roof and cut it to fit with a utility knife.
Continue rolling out the felt until you reach the roof hip on the other end.
First decide how much overhang you need at the lowest edge of the roof to prevent rain water dripping onto the underside of the roof.
So i have 4 inturnal corners and a chute to felt.
You might need battens as well to secure the felt at the edges and up down the eaves if it s a pitched roof.
Lay down felt and secure to roof.
How to fold inner corners.
Hur gummiduken skall vikas vid innerhörn.
Small sheds usually require about 100 to 150 clout nails.
Roll the felt so that it overhangs the edge by 2 inches.
If you don t the felt might end up in your neighbour s garden.
