How To Felt A Lean To Shed Roof

Align the edges flush and insert 6 8d nails.

How to felt a lean to shed roof. Insert 6d nails to secure the panels to the framing of the shed. Attach the panels to the exterior of the shed and align the edges flush. Or you can purchase one roll of 15 felt and add two layers. Now back onto the rood of the shed and nail down the overlapping edges of the felt.

Pull out nails that are holding felt to the roof using the sharp end of a claw hammer. Apply pressure and chisel away at it until it comes loose. For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it. Install asphalt roofing on storage shed.

If you are building a shed that isn t the size of a house which most of us are then a single roll of 30 felt may be enough. Use 5 8 t1 11 siding sheets for the exterior of the shed. The roof will be covered with the normal roofing felt. You can t have too many nails holding your felt down a loose edge will eventually rip if it s caught by a strong wind.

One roll of 15 felt is more than enough for most sheds unless it is unusually large. I m about to build large lean to shed against the garage wall which is brick built. Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands. Fitting the roofing sheets cut the roof sheets from 3 4 plywood and then attach them to the top of the shed.

As before tack it in place then add more clouts between the tacking. Hope that makes sense. Cut the panels for the lean to roof ends and then attach them into place tightly.