How To Apply Felt To A Flat Roof

Step by step guide for felting a flat roof step 1.

How to apply felt to a flat roof. Installing the roofing felt does take care but can go very quickly. Laying the first underlay felt. These thick layers of roofing felt are installed by heating the back of the felt with a butane torch and then carefully applying it to the roof. You can either measure the roof from the ground or by standing on a ladder and actually going.

How to lay felt on a flat roof. Go around the edge of the roof and trim off the excess roof felt. Once you get to the edge of the roof again cut the felt from the roll with a sharp utility knife. Roll back one half of the length of the sheet to the centre of the roof taking care to maintain the sheet alignment.

Step 1 prep work. Lay the first piece along one edge of the roof allowing one side to hang over the edge by about 2 inches. Following the manufacturer s instructions apply the adhesive to the first nailed layer. 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.

You will be looking for any decking that has rotted or bowed. Laying the top bonded layer of felt. Check to ensure the roof is in good enough condition to walk over. Some roofing felts are actually glued down.

Complete the finishing touches. Finish nailing the end piece to the edge of the roof. Step 2 placing the felt. Preparing the roof for the felt to be laid.

Tack the felt in place with a hammer tacker with roofing staples or with a hammer and. The basics of these steps are. You must remove any rotted pieces of wood on the roof and replace them with your plywood. These applications are ideal for flat roofs or protective surfaces under roof level decks.

Installing any verge edge and edging to any flashings and vertical walls. Align measure and cut it to length. Roll out the felt.