Re Felting A Summer House Roof

Once finished we ll take all the old felt away and dispose of it and your garden shed or summer house will be ready for use and will last for many years to come.

Re felting a summer house roof.

To replace a small section of roofing felt involves stripping the tiles from the roof and replacing felt between two joists. Once everything is ready we ll install trade use roofing felt which will last much longer than most of the products that are available from diy outlets. Its good value but sheds etc unless you have the gear the cost to use bitumen or torch on is very easy to set fire to. Dark granules on laminated asphalt shingles absorb the sun s radiation pushing heat into the building which explains why an attic can be 50 to 85 degrees warmer than the outside temperature on a hot summer day.

You can do this by calculating the length and width of each side of your roof. Usally last over 10 done right loads of cowboys do felt roofing did one a bit back last time we did it 24 yrs ago so for the cost. This will cost around 460 510 made up of. The original fascia barge boards will then be refitted.

Simply multiply length x width and you will find the area of one side. Rubble sacks or strong waste bags for the disposal of the old felt. The existing fascia barge boards will be taken off and the old felt removed. Re felting a summer house roof doesn t need any specialised tools.

Measure the roof the first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact dimensions of your roof. Re felting a summerhouse post by curlyworld mon mar 08 2010 10 54 pm. Where wind driven rain is working under the roof and causing leaks then the felt will need to be replaced. I know its not a tool but great weather too.