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Re-felting shed roof
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Went to a good local DIY shop that recommended the thicker stuff as said before.
Galvanized felt tacks.
Hammer and a friend.
Put tacks in pocket so when you're up the ladder you can easily get them. I have a small tool belt from Poundland, useful for putting hammer in when I needed both hands. Belt would probably work.
Covered roof each side. Tacked in place, sides, some in top centre line going under the bottom edge. Needed a second pair of hands to get this up and straight - unless you are 6'4".
Strip over apex tacked down .
Pretty much as the photo of the green coloured roof on page 1.
Took about an hour, maybe longer.
I'm old female and 5'2" and it was easy.
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Last time I did use felt I used adhesive around all the edges and the overlap. All exposed overlaps also tacked.1
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B0bbyEwing said:Under heavy rain the shed now leaks so all the shelving ends up totally wet and anything on there too so it has to get done in a few weeks when I'm off work.
Which at this time of year will probably mean felt then.I put a middling-priced tarpaulin (the sort with woven reinforcement throughout it) over my shed when the felt last failed. It lasted through the winter and let my lay my EPDM in summer sunshine.N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
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TELLIT01 said:Last time I did use felt I used adhesive around all the edges and the overlap. All exposed overlaps also tacked.0
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