Porch Roofing Felt

Felt roof deck protection.

Porch roofing felt. How many nails will you need. Add an extra layer of protection between your shingles and roof deck with this 30 216 sq. Roofing felt usually comes in two weights 15 lb. Roofing felt is essential to ensure your outbuilding is ready for all weathers by providing a waterproof cover to the building s roof.

Applying roofing felt first will better protect the sheathing against condensation as well as against leaking. For a slightly sloped roof use the concealed nail method shown. 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. Starting a roof with tarpaper felt.

Rolls of felt are 36 wide x 144 long for 15 and 72 long for 30. This felt will help prevent damage to your roof from wind driven rain and water from other sources. Some newer felts have fiberglass weaves. Roll roofing is often installed over bare wood sheathing or sheathing that has been painted with a primer.

Asphalt saturated material for excellent waterproofing heavy duty felt design lays flat and minimizes wrinkling. If the roof is sloped you can use the exposed nail method. Hi i ve got a small open porch approx 5ft x 3ft with a flat roof that s leaking. Roofing felt used to contain tar but now synthetics are used.

Consider other underlayment options as needed such as rubber or tar products. Ideal for an apex flat or pent roof shed felt and roofing membrane are durable and perfect for a newly built structure or to re cover existing roofing material. Setting the roll and then nailing off.