How To Felt Edges And Corners Of A Flat Roof

Step 3 secure felt to roof.

How to felt edges and corners of a flat roof.

Begin laying out your roofing felt by starting at one corner. Start at one of the upper corners of the felt and continue along the perimeter. In terms of materials please note that there are several different weights for the roofing 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.

As always thanks for watching. Step by step guide for felting a flat roof. Lay the roll of roofing felt on the corner and let it overhang by three inches on each side. Once you get to the edge of the roof or when the roll runs out start nailing the felt.

No new flat roof installation is complete without the detail work. In this video i just show a quick install of some drip edging and how to cut corners. Roll it out along the edge keeping a three inch overhang. Follow the 10 steps below in order to felt a flat roof.

This lets any water that gets on the roof run down the underlayment and over the drip edge. This guide will use the more durable 30 roofing felt although you can use 15 felt. The best way is to install the roof drip edge only along the eaves first then place ice and water barrier in the snowbelt or felt paper underlayment over the drip edge. This easy how to video shows flat roofers beginners and pros how to seal external corners.

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