How To Felt Edges And Corners Of A Flat Roof

Start at one of the upper corners of the felt and continue along the perimeter.

How to felt edges and corners of a flat roof.

Begin laying out your roofing felt by starting at one corner. This lets any water that gets on the roof run down the underlayment and over the drip edge. 12 roof repair tips. 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. Step 3 secure felt to roof. Catch you on the next one. This guide will use the more durable 30 roofing felt although you can use 15 felt.

Step by step guide for felting a flat roof. No new flat roof installation is complete without the detail work. Follow the 10 steps below in order to felt a flat roof. The best way is to install the roof drip edge only along the eaves first then place ice and water barrier in the snowbelt or felt paper underlayment over the drip edge.

In terms of materials please note that there are several different weights for the roofing felt. In this video i just show a quick install of some drip edging and how to cut corners. Find and fix a leaking roof. 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.

Roll it out along the edge keeping a three inch overhang. As always thanks for watching.