How To Fold Felt Roof Corners

How to felt a shed roof laying out the felt.

How to fold felt roof corners.

How do you make a corner without cutting the felt and weakening the proofing or folding it and making a total bodge. The original builder rot him put a 30cm parapit around it with one brick removed to allow the water to escape. Let it stand for about 30 minutes and then using galvanized nails and your hammer nail down the first layer. Cut the felt in a straight line so that the bottom edge of the felt extends 8 inches past the roof hip.

Hur gummiduken skall vikas vid innerhörn. So i have 4 inturnal corners and a chute to felt. Start at one of the upper corners of the felt and continue along the perimeter. Begin laying out your roofing felt by starting at one corner.

You might need battens as well to secure the felt at the edges and up down the eaves if it s a pitched roof. Move the roll of felt which you ve now severed from the strip on the roof up and out of your way. 1 5mtr x 1 5mtr with a felted flat roof. Roll the felt out onto the roof and adjust it to accommodate for the overhang at the front back and lower edge.

If you don t the felt might end up in your neighbour s garden. First decide how much overhang you need at the lowest edge of the roof to prevent rain water dripping onto the underside of the roof. Small sheds usually require about 100 to 150 clout nails. Lay the roll of roofing felt on the corner and let it overhang by three inches on each side.

Continue rolling out the felt until you reach the roof hip on the other end. Roll it out along the edge keeping a three inch overhang. Once you get to the edge of the roof or when the roll runs out start nailing the felt. There are various grades of felt and typically the thicker ones are better and last longer but will need more of a curve to avoid cracking when being tacked under the edge.

Lay down felt and secure to roof. How to fold inner corners. Roll the felt so that it overhangs the edge by 2 inches. 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.