How To Apply Felt To A Flat Roof

Some roofing felts are actually glued down.

How to apply felt to a flat roof. Following the manufacturer s instructions apply the adhesive to the first nailed layer. Finish nailing the end piece to the edge of the roof. Start the roof felt at one bottom corner of the roof. You will be looking for any decking that has rotted or bowed.

Installing the roofing felt does take care but can go very quickly. Preparing the roof for the felt to be laid. You must remove any rotted pieces of wood on the roof and replace them with your plywood. Step 1 prep work.

Tack the felt in place with a hammer tacker with roofing staples or with a hammer and. Lay the first piece along one edge of the roof allowing one side to hang over the edge by about 2 inches. Align measure and cut it to length. Tack it in place at the corner with the end flush with the end of the roof and the bottom edge of the roll right along the bottom of the roof.

Complete the finishing touches. Roll out the felt. Once you get to the edge of the roof again cut the felt from the roll with a sharp utility knife. How to lay felt on a flat roof.

These applications are ideal for flat roofs or protective surfaces under roof level decks. Roll back one half of the length of the sheet to the centre of the roof taking care to maintain the sheet alignment. Laying the second boded underlay felt and adding any gutter drips. Laying the first underlay felt.

Go around the edge of the roof and trim off the excess roof felt. Step 2 placing the felt. Make sure it is secured tightly along the edge. Step by step guide for felting a flat roof step 1.

The basics of these steps are. Installing any verge edge and edging to any flashings and vertical walls. You can either measure the roof from the ground or by standing on a ladder and actually going.