Re Felting Shed

[Dan Salter]

Hmmm...i have inherited two sheds with the new garden/veg patch...one for me one for the chicken house i have planned.

Both have leaky roof that needs re felting....got two rolls of the black sandy felt stuff....how do you put it on? is it stuck down? glued? or as it looks just pinned on all the way round?

any pro shed re felters with advice much apreciated?

Dan

[matt_xyz]

you normally roll it over the roof and nail it at the edges (nail the vertical face of the edges rather than the top of the roof, if you see what I mean). You can get proper felt roof tacks I think. Sometimes you need a couple of battens of wood across the top of the roof. These can usually be laid on top with nails going straight through them, through the felt, and into the roof of the shed.

I'm no expert, but I've patched one up in the past.

Matt

[eeyore]

normally you would stick it down with some back tarry stickly stuff then nail it arround the edges with clout head nails - but you can use no nails as the adhesive - although i would still nail it too.

if the roof is sloped makesure you run the felt down the roof rather than accross it , and if it is wider than a roll make sure you overlap the rolls by at least 2"

[Dan Salter]

Ok cool...ill try and get the proper tar adhesive but if not i think i have some no more nails.

Im a little confused about tolling sideways or vertical?

so.....if its wider than the roll the "join/seam/overlap" should run vertically down the roof not accross it right?

and yes matt cheers....ill nail it on the front edges not on top ( ill try and copy the existing felt...

oh yes? do you remove all the old felt i take it? or lay on top

Dan

[matt_xyz]

yep, the seams should run down the roof rather than across. It would probably be a good idea to get the old felt off.

Matt

[nightshade]

Run the seams horizontally,the length of the shed leaving a good 6"
at each end and on the lowest edge.Nail with felting nails every 12"
(10mm long galvanised big flat head) lay the next strip with a 4" overlap
to cover the first strip as for the first strip overlap the ends
Repeat until the final strip folds over the apex to overlap the two final strips
and forms a cap
Tuck the ends back under the eaves folding double and nail into place
Clear as mud,when you remove the old felting you should see the same pattern

[Dan Salter]

Thanks nightshade and no offence boys but this seems to make a little more sense watertightly and visually.
I guess both will work....ill see what they have done with the existing felt on it.


thanks for the info everyone....ill book it in for the weekend.

[matt_xyz]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

Thanks nightshade and no offence boys but this seems to make a little more sense watertightly and visually.
I guess both will work....ill see what they have done with the existing felt on it.


thanks for the info everyone....ill book it in for the weekend.

actually yes, run them horizontally, that makes more sense. It's been a while since I did it

Matt

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by matt_xyz

actually yes, run them horizontally, that makes more sense. It's been a while since I did it

Matt

yeah your right horizontally it is - just make sure that you start at the bottom and work upwards overlapping each run - if you start at the top your shed will leak worse than a government department

i was thinking of doing a vertical surface like a wall - then you do run vertically as horizontally tends to peel off

[Dan Salter]

Yes no probs....

its all common sense was just curious if there was a special technique etc...i think the felt mum bought is more durable high quality one with built in underlay? ...wickes....
17.99 a roll....as apposed to the 5.99 shed felt so should be pretty good ! ill get the butchumen stuff too.