Adding roofing felt to a garden shed is an important part of protecting the shed from harsh weather and making sure it looks great all year round.
How to felt a shed roof corners.
It s best to avoid working with it below 10 or in wet or windy conditions.
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.
Buy the roof felt.
Tack the felt in place with just a few widely spaced clouts.
Our step by step guide includes everything you need to know about what you will need removing old roofing felt and adding new felt to your shed.
This allows it to relax after being rolled up.
Allow for felt overhang.
Unroll your shed felt onto a clean and dry surface.
If you re happy with the positioning nail it down tidily remember to fold the corners around neatly.
Nail it into place before you use the craft knife to cut a slit in the overhang at the roof s apex.
Once measured and cut line the first piece of felt up so that it over hangs the edge of the roof on three sides by enough to cover the side pieces of the roof.
Start rolling the first layer of felt in the bottom right or bottom left corner of the roof.
Start by folding the felt down at each corner.
2 the process of felting a shed roof.
You can then re attach fascia boards to keep your shed looking smart by hiding the folded over roofing felt at each gable end.
1 what you will need when felting a shed roof.
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.
Add new felt layers.
Prepare the surface of the shed roof by removing any old roof felt or nails.
To attach roof felt on a shed start by calculating the area of your roof and buying enough felt to cover it.
Tack and secure the felt.
Clean and prepare the roof.
Installing shed felt to the roof corners is one of the fiddly parts of the job so if someone is helping you they will be especially valuable at this point.
Step 5 how to felt shed roof corners.
Roll out the first layer of felt.