How To Re Felt An Octagonal Shed Roof

We will then re felt with either our standard duty or premium duty felt as shown below.

How to re felt an octagonal shed roof.

When installing felt correctly on a shed roof you can achieve a waterproof membrane that fits seamlessly with the surroundings or stands out dependent on the colour of felt you choose. New fascia barge boards can also be supplied if required. The existing fascia barge boards will be taken off and the old felt removed. Now back onto the rood of the shed and nail down the overlapping edges of the felt.

The original fascia barge boards will then be refitted. The finishing brass finial was cobbled together from a doorknob and the base of a discarded brass vase. Fold down the bottom edge of the felt and secure to the felt batten using 5 x 10mm felt nails per felt piece evenly spaced. This will give you extra felt to hang over.

Calculate the area of your roof by combining the area of each surface. You can use your utility knife to cut a slit in the felt overhang at the very top of the roof and then fold the felt down there and nail securely at regular intervals along the gable. 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. Add about 2 inches 5 cm to each of your measurements before calculating the area.

Cutting your felt pieces. Roll back first felt piece. For each piece of felt tension across the roof and secure down the edge using 10 x 10mm felt nails evenly space. You can then hide the folded over roofing felt with the use of fascia boards.

Installation can be as simple as removing the previous shed roof substrate and the fixings that accompany it simply roll out the felt to the length and fix into place with nails. You can then re attach fascia boards to keep your shed looking smart by hiding the folded over roofing felt at each gable end. Once you ve done this you re done. Use your craft knife to cut a slit in the felt overhang at the apex of the roof then fold the felt down there and nail securely at 10cm intervals along the gable.

As before tack it in place then add more clouts between the tacking. Start by measuring the length and width of one side of the roof in. I used a plant pot to cover the finial and then felted it over.