Garden Shed Roofing Felt Adhesive

I had to re felt my shed roof so i though i d share with you the process i went through and the materials i used.

Garden shed roofing felt adhesive.

When the roof is dry use a paint roller to apply waterproof paint or primer to the surface to be the adhesive for the felt. Hi guys and welcome to my video. You ll need enough felt to cover the entire area of the roof with a little extra on each edge around 5cm to allow for overlaps at the eaves and at the gable ends approximately 7 5cm. Roofing felt either 15 pound or 30 pound.

Before you attach the new felt to your roof use a putty knife to scrape off old pieces of felt and remove any old nails with a claw hammer. Roofing felt is essential to ensure your outbuilding is ready for all weathers by providing a waterproof cover to the building s roof. 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. Nails either simplex or plastic cap felt nails.

Measure the roof of your shed. What you will need when felting a shed roof. A capping sheet can be fitted along the ridge equally overhanging both sides of the roof and overlapping the top sheets of felt. Nail the top of this strip then apply an adhesive where the 2 sheets of felt overlap.

The following supplies are required as part of this installation project. Shed felt with glass fibre carrier for non habitable garden buildings and huts. Lays flatter than rag based felts. For most sheds you ll need to cut 3 pieces of felt.

It is typically used as an underlay that sits between the surface it is being applied to and the final layer of roofing material. Roofing felt is most commonly used for the waterproofing of non habitable garden buildings such as cabins or sheds. Then scrub the surface with a bristle brush to clean it and use coarse sandpaper to remove tough dirt. Roofing felt can however be applied as a final layer to a shed roof to offer further waterproofness.

Continue nailing the lengths of felt in place until one side of the roof has been fully covered. 1 for each side of the roof as well as a third section that will overlap the 2 side panels by about 30cm on each side and run along the top ridge of the shed.