How To Felt A Shed Roof Without Nails

Clean and prepare the roof.

How to felt a shed roof without nails.

Buy the roof felt. Tack and secure the felt. 1 what you will need when felting a shed roof. Roll out the first layer of felt.

How to felt a shed part 1 of how to felt a shed deals with how to strip old felt from a shed roof without damaging the roof or trims in the process. When felting a roof shed you will need enough felt to cover the roof as well as felt adhesive and plenty of galvanised clout nails in addition you will need a claw hammer a pry bar a brush for the adhesive a knife with a hooked blade and a spade if you are removing heat bonded felt. Space each nail apart by about 30 to 36 inches 76 to 91 cm along the side of the felt closest to the roof s peak and 12 inch 30 5 cm along the side closest to the ground. X research source small sheds usually require about 100 to 150 clout nails.

You can then re attach fascia boards to keep your shed looking smart by hiding the folded over roofing felt at each gable end. Add new felt layers. Roofing felt may be necessary for use with your shingles to meet a class a fire rating when shingles are evaluated for their fire ratings it is done on a small test deck with the roofing felt underlayment in place without this underlayment the shingles alone may not meet the class a fire requirements. Use your craft knife to cut a slit in the felt overhang at the apex of the roof then fold the felt down there and nail securely at 10cm intervals along the gable.