How To Repair Split Roof Felt

Use a ready mixed mortar if only a small amount is required.

How to repair split roof felt.

If the split or tear can be lifted without causing further damage to the felt carefully lift it and. Choose a dry warm day to repair the roof. Many roofs function quite well without any roofing felt so small tears and damage to roofing felt are not in themselves reasons to spend money on repairing it. Repairs blisters in the felt.

Carefully clean the surface over and around the blister of any chippings mould and dirt. If you have a split in your felt carefully remove the gravel around it. Permanent fibreglass roof repair this involves a thorough cleaning and sanding of the affected area first with acetone and 60 grade grit paper for a minimum of 75mm 3 around the repair. Stick this felt over your split using bitumen adhesive ensuring there if a 50mm overlap beyond the split.

Then you will need to apply some bitumen adhesive over the split repair. Acrylic sealant will scrape off and clean with acetone for a permanent repair later on. Where wind driven rain is working under the roof and causing leaks then the felt will need to be replaced. This area can sometimes come away from the wall allowing water to trickle below the surface of felt.

Clean the area by raking out old debris and mortar. Holes in roofing felt are quite common here we repair a hole in some roofing felt that is underneath the tiled roof. Cut a piece of new felt to use as a patch to cover the split.