Shed Roof Felt

You may need to replace the felt every two to three years if your shed s in an exposed location or less frequently if it s sheltered.

Shed roof felt.

Watch our step by step video showing how to felt a shed roof with expert advice and top tips to help you complete the job with confidence. 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. That poor soul turned out to be me.

Pull out nails that are holding felt to the roof using the sharp end of a claw hammer. Apply pressure and chisel away at it until it comes loose. This is how i did a longer term fix for only 25 00 under 40 00 in materials. Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands.

For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it. Some poor soul had lost the felt from their shed roof. Our step by step guide will help you get it done quickly and easily. Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife.

Then rolling the felt lengthwise move it across the surface of the roof shed. Never apply roof felt to a surface layer that is wet or damp it could lead to warping of the decking below or even to the rotting of the shed roof. In the wind a temporary fix with a tarpaulin took three people and a lot of duct tape.