Old Felt Flat Roof

It s best to start nailing in the center and work out from there.

Old felt flat roof. Hope all goes well. Applying roofing felt on flat roof is relatively simple and it s safer than working on a peaked roof. There needs to be an overlap in the felt to help increase the water tight quality. The old felt should be stripped off and the boarding aswell so you have a clean service for rubber or you can primer for a fibreglass roof.

But if the felt roof is done with good thickness high performance felt it should last a long time depending on when it was done. Unlike a steep roof laying roofing felt on a flat roof is easy for even novice do it. This is now one of the most widely used systems across the uk. You must remove any rotted pieces of wood on the roof and replace them with your plywood planks.

Paint a thin layer of adhesive over the first felt layer. Lay down felt and secure to roof. Also you will need to remove any old felt on the roof as well as any nails or roof staples. You will be placing the second layer of felt over this.

Gaf shingle mate 36 in x 144 ft 400 sq ft felt roof underlayment. Item 656632 model 0903000. This is done to ensure a flat surface for the roof felt.