Old Felt Roof

The rolled roofing is the same material as asphalt shingles but in a long roll rather than cut into rectangles.

Old felt roof.

Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands. Check to ensure the roof is in good enough condition to walk over. You will be looking for any decking that has rotted or bowed. If you need to replace any boards be sure to coat them with a preservative.

Felt roofing underlayment is one of the oldest types of roofing underlayment. Including removal of old felt and failed decking installation of 100 mm celotext between ceiling rafters new deck in 22mm osb3 and the glass fibre covering. You must remove any rotted pieces of wood on the roof and replace them with your plywood planks. Pull out nails that are holding felt to the roof using the sharp end of a claw hammer.

Repair anything that needs repairing. Gaf shingle mate 36 in x 144 ft 400 sq ft felt roof underlayment. Roll the new felt out on the roof and allow it to stay on the roof for about 30 minutes. 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.

Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife. Lay down felt and secure to roof. Felt roofing underlayment is typically available in two types. It s created by saturating paper or fiberglass mat with asphalt.

Also you will need to remove any old felt on the roof as well as any nails or roof staples. It does act to prevent leaks though as it seals around the nails. Also strip any old felt that may already exist. For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it.

Im not sure i buy into this thinking the whole way. Apply pressure and chisel away at it until it comes loose. 4 or 5 years ago it cost us 6k ish for a 13 x 4 m 52 sq m flat roof in fibre glass. If you already have felt on the roof remove it along with any excess nails.

This is done to ensure a flat surface for the roof felt. Item 656632 model 0903000. Metre felt roof with fibre glass. Actually i attended a roof seminar 10 yrs ago or so and they stressed removing the old felt their theory was the old felt acts like a dry sponge and removes the good properties from the new application.

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