How To Felt Shingle A Shed Roof

Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife.

How to felt shingle a shed roof.

Roofing shingles come in strips that are generally about 3 feet long and 8 or 10 inches wide. 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. How to shingle a shed with 3 tab and architectural shingles. For most sheds you ll need to cut 3 pieces of felt.

Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands. Install the drip edge over the gable end felt and under the eaves felt. Pull out nails that are holding felt to the roof using the sharp end of a claw hammer. The first step in felting a shed roof either angled or flat is calculating the exact.

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. 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. Measure the roof of your shed. Start installing roof shingles.

Buy the roof felt. The process of felting a shed roof step 1. Since you will have overlap. In order to make your roof water tight and to eliminate wind infiltration first place tar on the bottom edge of the roof and lay a row of roofing shingles upside down all the way across the bottom of the roof.

For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it. Clean and prepare the. Apply pressure and chisel away at it until it comes loose.