Old Roof Felt

Including removal of old felt and failed decking installation of 100 mm celotext between ceiling rafters new deck in 22mm osb3 and the glass fibre covering.

Old roof felt.

Felt is often used on wood shingle shake roofs and there is quite a bit of overlap. The existing house has a metal tile roof with a stamped pattern. I m building an addition to an early 1930s one story home with a hip roof. Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife.

For more than 25 years organizations such as the national roofing contractors association nrca and the canadian asphalt shingle manufacturer s association casma have included roofing felt in their roofing and waterproofing recommendations. Apply pressure and chisel away at it until it comes loose. Roofing shingles and materials plus factory certified roofers including ratings from real homeowners from north america s largest roofing manufacturer. I d like to match the new roof to the old one but i can t find a source anywhere.

It is also a requirement under many building codes. What does this old house do in a situation like this. As mentioned if you are replacing a roof the felt is likely to come off as part of the strip off. Gaf shingle mate 36 in x 144 ft 400 sq ft felt roof underlayment.

Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands. Item 656632 model 0903000. 4 or 5 years ago it cost us 6k ish for a 13 x 4 m 52 sq m flat roof in fibre glass. Roofing felt isn t always necessary when using shingles.

In the good old days it was often doubled up to help resist ice dams now delt with by ice and water shield. Im not sure i buy into this thinking the whole way. No 15 felt and no. Felt roofing underlayment is one of the oldest types of roofing underlayment.

It s created by saturating paper or fiberglass mat with asphalt. Actually i attended a roof seminar 10 yrs ago or so and they stressed removing the old felt their theory was the old felt acts like a dry sponge and removes the good properties from the new application. The home we re buying has two layers of composition shingles and the seller assures us that the new layer is only 1 year old. In the industry go overs.

Metre felt roof with fibre glass. Residential and commercial roofing shingles slate roof ventilation roof underlayments asphaltic and tpo roof membranes.