How To Lay Felt On Flat Roof

Unlike a steep roof laying roofing felt on a flat roof is easy for even novice do it yourselfers.

How to lay felt on flat roof.

Roll it out along the edge keeping a three inch overhang. Ladder utility knife tape measure trowel 30 pound roofing felt also known as 30 roofing felt plywood planks galvanized nails roof felt adhesive e g. Check to ensure the roof is in good enough condition to walk over. How to lay felt on a flat roof.

Measure the length and width of the roof. Once you get to the edge of the roof or when the roll runs out start nailing the felt. Step 1 prep work. Climb up on the roof using a ladder.

You will be looking for any decking that has rotted or bowed. Materials underlay felt top felt never store rolls of felt laying down they must always be stored standing up for rolls of top felt with the. Begin laying out your roofing felt by starting at one corner. When you arrive at the rake the paper should be cut flush with a knife and then adjusted to line up with the chalk line.

Where a roll ends and a new one is begun the two rolls should be overlapped by. Step 2 placing the felt. Lay the roll of roofing felt on the corner and let it overhang by three inches on each side.