Re Felting Flat Roofs

When you are felting a sloped roof you start at the bottom and work your way up so that rain pours over the top of the laps and not under them.

Re felting flat roofs.

Flat roofs get worn out over time but luckily they re fairly simple to replace and you don t need a lot of experience to get the job done. 2 step by step guide for felting a flat roof. Before you put on the new roof you ll need to remove the plies or layers of fabric that make up the old roofing with a spade. Prepare the third layer.

While laying felt is not an easy job it can be done by anyone who has the patience to deal with it. This layer is not bonded to the decking so that the decking can move without damaging the felt roof. This only applies to flat roofs over habitable parts of your home so it excludes garages sheds some porches and most door canopies. The sequence of laying a felt roof is.

Here are simple steps to get you started. Lay down felt and secure to roof. Felt is laid on a flat roof to help keep the roofing system waterproof. Bituminous felt is a form of waterproof sheeting that is used to cover flat roofs or as an underlay beneath slate or tile roofing.

1 materials for felting a flat roof. Simply multiply length x width and you will find the area of one side. Since 2005 if you replace 25 or more of your roof covering felt then you need to ensure that the entire flat roof has enough insulation to satisfy current building regulations. Hi guys and welcome to my video.

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. Laying the top bonded layer of top sheet felt. Add the third layer. Laying the first nailed layer of underlay felt.

You can do this by calculating the length and width of each side of your roof. Measure the roof the first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact dimensions of your roof. Add the second layer. The substance itself is made from bitumen which comes from the distillation of crude oil that has been either mixed with sand or crushed limestone.

Step 1 prep work. Laying the felt in overlapping layers creates a water barrier in the event that. Prepare the second layer. Repeat until roof is covered.

Laying the second bonded layer of underlay felt.