Repairing Hole In Roof Felt

Wind driven water that would normally flow down the felt and into the gutter instead drips onto the soffit and then back onto the ceiling of the room below through gaps in the felt.

Repairing hole in roof felt.

A hole in the roof invites disaster from water damage on drywall and flooring to animal infestation. I rather not have to get all the tiles removed to repair them. You should now be able to see an area of the wooden roof under the felt. A common problem is when roofing felt on a roof with an enclosed soffit disintegrates around the eaves of a roof.

There are a few small rips in the felt about 5cm or 10cm long. Repairing a roof should be a top priority for any homeowner. Repairing felt around the eaves. Holes in roof felt.

The tiles seem to be in reasonable condition so i m wondering if it is possible to repair the felt without having to take the tiles off. Cut away a square or rectangle of the felt directly around the damaged area so that you have nice clean and flat edges around the hole. We had a problem with our shed workshop flat felt roof leaking and needed a quick repair. Hi recently moved into a 1930 s semi and there are four or five holes in the membrane that runs beneath the roof tiles.

Instead of replacing the felt roof we decided to use a product call. 2 posts page 1 of 1. Temporary patch jobs are only effective until the rain starts. I have a normal uk type cold roof with interlocking tiles over the roofing felt.

As the tiles are in a good state i don t have any leaks at present but i rather fix the problem before it becomes an issue. By jlc sun feb 10 2013 5 49 pm.