Re Felting A Flat Porch Roof

It s a 1960s house and looking at my neighbours porch i d guess that originally it was a flat concrete porch roof that has since been built up and clad with upvc so it is now approx 10 deep high and a flat felt roof.

Re felting a flat porch roof.

Laying the felt in overlapping layers creates a water barrier in the event that. Roofing felt also called tar paper lays under the shingles of your roof to help keep water out of your home. Here are simple steps to get you started. You can either measure the roof from the ground or by standing on a ladder and actually going.

You must remove any rotted pieces of wood on the roof and replace them with your plywood. While laying felt is not an easy job it can be done by anyone who has the patience to deal with it. The best time to lay a felt roof using cold applied adhesive is when the weather is warm but this means that working on a flat roof can be exhausting work with the sun s heat and the heat reflected from the felt already laid. In this video we look at a common and easy way to strip an old flat roof.

This small felt roof was to a front porch before the new roof goes on of course y. Felt is laid on a flat roof to help keep the roofing system waterproof. Step by step guide for felting a flat roof step 1. Step 1 prep work.