How To Felt Edges And Corners Of A Flat Roof

This easy how to video shows flat roofers beginners and pros how to seal external corners.

How to felt edges and corners of a flat roof.

Begin laying out your roofing felt by starting at one corner. No new flat roof installation is complete without the detail work. Once you get to the edge of the roof or when the roll runs out start nailing the felt. In terms of materials please note that there are several different weights for the roofing felt.

Space each nail apart by about 30 to 36 inches 76 to 91 cm along the side of the felt closest to the roof s peak and 12 inch 30 5 cm along the side closest to the ground. Small sheds usually require about 100 to 150 clout nails. The best way is to install the roof drip edge only along the eaves first then place ice and water barrier in the snowbelt or felt paper underlayment over the drip edge. Start at one of the upper corners of the felt and continue along the perimeter.

As always thanks for watching. In this video i just show a quick install of some drip edging and how to cut corners. This guide will use the more durable 30 roofing felt although you can use 15 felt. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.

Step 3 secure felt to roof. This lets any water that gets on the roof run down the underlayment and over the drip edge. Roll it out along the edge keeping a three inch overhang. Find and fix a leaking roof.

Step by step guide for felting a flat roof. Follow the 10 steps below in order to felt a flat roof.