Re Felting A Flat Porch Roof

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Re felting a flat porch roof.

You must remove any rotted pieces of wood on the roof and replace them with your plywood. 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. You can either measure the roof from the ground or by standing on a ladder and actually going. Roofing felt also called tar paper lays under the shingles of your roof to help keep water out of your home.

Check to ensure the roof is in good enough condition to walk over. 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. This small felt roof was to a front porch before the new roof goes on of course y.

Here are simple steps to get you started. Hi i ve got a small open porch approx 5ft x 3ft with a flat roof that s leaking. Step by step guide for felting a flat roof step 1. 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.