Old Roof Felt

Felt is often used on wood shingle shake roofs and there is quite a bit of overlap.

Old roof felt.

It s created by saturating paper or fiberglass mat with asphalt. As mentioned if you are replacing a roof the felt is likely to come off as part of the strip off. For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it. 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. 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. Item 656632 model 0903000.

Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands. Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife. 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. Felt roofing underlayment is typically available in two types.

What does this old house do in a situation like this. 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. Sources for old roofing products photo by courtesy of anr roofing. 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.

Gaf shingle mate 36 in x 144 ft 400 sq ft felt roof underlayment. Felt roofing underlayment is one of the oldest types of roofing underlayment. The existing house has a metal tile roof with a stamped pattern. Residential and commercial roofing shingles slate roof ventilation roof underlayments asphaltic and tpo roof membranes.

Apply pressure and chisel away at it until it comes loose. In the industry go overs. Roofing felt isn t always necessary when using shingles. Roofing shingles and materials plus factory certified roofers including ratings from real homeowners from north america s largest roofing manufacturer.

4 or 5 years ago it cost us 6k ish for a 13 x 4 m 52 sq m flat roof in fibre glass. Metre felt roof with fibre glass.