Re Felting A Flat Porch Roof

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Re felting a flat porch roof.

Step by step guide for felting a flat roof step 1. Hi i ve got a small open porch approx 5ft x 3ft with a flat roof that s leaking. The rolls of felt are quite heavy and to avoid damage must be handled with care. Felt is laid on a flat roof to help keep the roofing system waterproof.

It s a 1960s house and looking at my neighbours porch i d guess that originally it was a flat concrete porch roof that has since been built up and clad with upvc so it is now approx 10 deep high and a flat felt roof. The best time to lay a felt roof using cold applied adhesive is when the weather is warm but this means that working on a flat roof can be exhausting work with the sun s heat and the heat reflected from the felt already laid. You can either measure the roof from the ground or by standing on a ladder and actually going. Check to ensure the roof is in good enough condition to walk over.

Laying the felt in overlapping layers creates a water barrier in the event that. Roofing felt also called tar paper lays under the shingles of your roof to help keep water out of your home. Step 1 prep work. This small felt roof was to a front porch before the new roof goes on of course y.