Old Roofing Felt

Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands.

Old roofing felt. He took the shingles off and the felt paper is still intact. Asbestos flooring felt is one of the few asbestos products completely banned in the u s and regulations now require other products to contain less than one percent asbestos. Roofing underlayment or felt protects the roof deck from rain before the roofing is installed. Roofing underlayment or felt protects the roofing from any resins that bleed out of the sheathing.

Roofing underlayment or felt provides an extra weather barrier in case of blowoffs or water penetration through the roofing or flashings. He s wondering can you just go ahead and shingle over that or should you replace the underlayment. Felt roofing underlayment is one of the oldest types of roofing underlayment. As previously mentioned roofers know where the rotten wood is even before the shingles are touched.

Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife. And one of them is their 30rf standard roofing felt which has a few distinct features up its sleeve. Before oct2007 we never tore off the exisiting felt unless it was crumbling apart or there was rotten wood to be replaced. For starters it s a bit on the thicker side.

For more than 25 years organizations such as the national roofing contractors association nrca and the canadian asphalt shingle manufacturer s association casma have included roofing felt in their roofing and waterproofing recommendations. For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it. Roofing felt isn t always necessary when using shingles. Felt roofing underlayment is typically available in two types.

However old asbestos felt remains in the floors and roofs of millions of american buildings constructed between 1900 and 1980. Oh you should put new felt paper on. It s created by saturating paper or fiberglass mat with asphalt. We got a email this week from darryl up in crosby.

Plus water has to ruin the felt before it ruins the wood and is easy to see. And that s actually better when you re dealing with old roofing as it adds an extra layer of weather proofing overall. Apply pressure and chisel away at it until it comes loose. Pull out nails that are holding felt to the roof using the sharp end of a claw hammer.

It would be crazy to try to save that old felt paper. Gaf shingle mate 36 in x 144 ft 400 sq ft felt roof underlayment. Item 656632 model 0903000. It is also a requirement under many building codes.