Old Roof Felt

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Old roof felt.

Residential and commercial roofing shingles slate roof ventilation roof underlayments asphaltic and tpo roof membranes. Metre felt roof with fibre glass. Felt is often used on wood shingle shake roofs and there is quite a bit of overlap. For more than 25 years organizations such as the national roofing contractors association nrca and the canadian asphalt shingle manufacturer s association casma have included roofing felt in their roofing and waterproofing recommendations.

Sources for old roofing products photo by courtesy of anr roofing. I m building an addition to an early 1930s one story home with a hip roof. In the good old days it was often doubled up to help resist ice dams now delt with by ice and water shield. As mentioned if you are replacing a roof the felt is likely to come off as part of the strip off.

No 15 felt and no. For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it. Felt roofing underlayment is one of the oldest types of roofing underlayment. It is also a requirement under many building codes.

Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands. What does this old house do in a situation like this. Gaf shingle mate 36 in x 144 ft 400 sq ft felt roof underlayment. 4 or 5 years ago it cost us 6k ish for a 13 x 4 m 52 sq m flat roof in fibre glass.

Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife. The existing house has a metal tile roof with a stamped pattern. 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. Roofing felt isn t always necessary when using shingles.

I d like to match the new roof to the old one but i can t find a source anywhere. It s created by saturating paper or fiberglass mat with asphalt. Felt roofing underlayment is typically available in two types. 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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