Old Felt Roof

If you already have felt on the roof remove it along with any excess nails.

Old felt roof.

Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife. It does act to prevent leaks though as it seals around the nails. These pieces should be replaced. Lay down felt and secure to roof.

No 15 felt and no. Gaf shingle mate 36 in x 144 ft 400 sq ft felt roof underlayment. Felt roofing underlayment is typically available in two types. 4 or 5 years ago it cost us 6k ish for a 13 x 4 m 52 sq m flat roof in 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. Item 656632 model 0903000. Roll the new felt out on the roof and allow it to stay on the roof for about 30 minutes. The roofing felt is meant to be put down first and then covered with a layer of shingles or rolled roofing as the felt will not hold up to the weather on its own.

For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it. You must remove any rotted pieces of wood on the roof and replace them with your plywood planks. Felt roofing underlayment is one of the oldest types of roofing underlayment. Repair anything that needs repairing.

Also strip any old felt that may already exist. Pull out nails that are holding felt to the roof using the sharp end of a claw hammer. Apply pressure and chisel away at it until it comes loose. The rolled roofing is the same material as asphalt shingles but in a long roll rather than cut into rectangles.

Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands. 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. If you need to replace any boards be sure to coat them with a preservative. Also you will need to remove any old felt on the roof as well as any nails or roof staples.

You will be looking for any decking that has rotted or bowed. Im not sure i buy into this thinking the whole way. This is done to ensure a flat surface for the roof felt. Metre felt roof with fibre glass.

Check to ensure the roof is in good enough condition to walk over.