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.
How to felt a pent shed roof.
To attach roof felt on a shed start by calculating the area of your roof and buying enough felt to cover it.
Nail along the top of this strip at 500mm.
Replacing felt on a flat roof.
Before you attach the new felt to your roof use a putty knife to scrape off old pieces 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.
Attach the first piece of felt to the low side of the roof and secure tightly with the clout nails provided.
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 next length of shed felt.
2 the process of felting a shed roof.
Take your second length of felt.
The felt roof on my shed was worn out and leaking so here is a video of how to replace a felt roof.
How to felt a pent roof roll out the felt and cut to size.
Roll out the first layer of felt.
Buy the roof felt.
We have put together this installation guide to show you how to assemble your pent shed.
The tate fencing guide to assembling your pent garden shed.
Taking care not to rip or tear the felt fold the overhanging felt over the edge of the roof.
Image b secure tightly all the way around the roof.
Tack and secure the felt.
Allow for felt overhang.
See image a then roll over the next piece making sure that there is enough overlap to prevent any leaks.
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You can pull away the felt from the roof of your shed after removing the nails.
Start at the lowest edge and nail your felt along the facia.
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.
These install instructions are reliant for all pent roof weatherboard sheds and pent roof shiplap sheds.
1 what you will need when felting a shed roof.
Fix the overhanging felt using galvanised nails at 50mm.
Spread the felt flat onto the roof and nail along the top edge of the felt.
Clean and prepare the roof.
Add new felt layers.