For easier cutting unroll the material on a flat surface and use a hooked blade knife to cut the felt to the size of your shed s roof.
How to felt a pent shed roof.
Replacing felt on a flat roof.
2 the process of felting a shed roof.
To attach roof felt on a shed start by calculating the area of your roof and buying enough felt to cover it.
Spread the felt flat onto the roof and nail along the top edge of the felt.
Nail along the top of this strip at 500mm.
Clean and prepare the roof.
If your shed has a pent roof flat with no ridge you can apply the felt in exactly the same way as you would for one side of a pitched roof.
Remember to check the top of your roof for old nails which will need removing before applying your new roofing felt.
Take your second length of felt.
Roofing felt is essential to ensure your outbuilding is ready for all weathers by providing a waterproof cover to the building s roof.
You can pull away the felt from the roof of your shed after removing the nails.
Buy the roof felt.
Fix the next length of shed felt.
Allow for felt overhang.
See image a then roll over the next piece making sure that there is enough overlap to prevent any leaks.
Position this strip so that it overhangs the top of the first sheet by 75mm.
Before you attach the new felt to your roof use a putty knife to scrape off old pieces of felt.
Taking care not to rip or tear the felt fold the overhanging felt over the edge of the roof.
Now you can remove your old felt roof using a flat pry bar or claw hammer to release the felt roof nails holding your roofing felt.
The felt roof on my shed was worn out and leaking so here is a video of how to replace a felt roof.
Attach the first piece of felt to the low side of the roof and secure tightly with the clout nails provided.
We have put together this installation guide to show you how to assemble your pent shed.
1 what you will need when felting a shed roof.
Start at the lowest edge and nail your felt along the facia.
Roll out the first layer of felt.
You can download or print a copy by clicking on the download as pdf button.
The tate fencing guide to assembling your pent garden shed.
These install instructions are reliant for all pent roof weatherboard sheds and pent roof shiplap sheds.
How to felt a pent roof roll out the felt and cut to size.
Fix the overhanging felt using galvanised nails at 50mm.
Tack and secure the felt.