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Re-Felting A Shed Roof ......
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Roof getting a bit tatty now - I recently had to stick a piece back on, that blew off with the high winds (that seems like aaaaages ago now with all this recent warm weather).
The shed itself is around 10 years old and is in quite good condition, as we regularly repaint it.
Anyway - on to my question:
I want to re-felt the whole roof and I'm wondering is there any reason why I couldn't simply nail some new felt on top of the existing felt??
I would like to keep the existing felt, to act as an extra layer of protection, but am I missing something obvious as to why I shouldn't do??
The felt is a bit tatty, but is still fairly waterproof and I'll be simply putting extra felt on top, held in place with roofing clout nails.
I really don't want the hassle of having to strip the roof; but I will if I have to :(
Any advice please??
The shed itself is around 10 years old and is in quite good condition, as we regularly repaint it.
Anyway - on to my question:
I want to re-felt the whole roof and I'm wondering is there any reason why I couldn't simply nail some new felt on top of the existing felt??
I would like to keep the existing felt, to act as an extra layer of protection, but am I missing something obvious as to why I shouldn't do??
The felt is a bit tatty, but is still fairly waterproof and I'll be simply putting extra felt on top, held in place with roofing clout nails.
I really don't want the hassle of having to strip the roof; but I will if I have to :(
Any advice please??
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//// I'd leave it on, unless you've any reason to suppose the roof underneath it is not in good condition. ////
.... that's exactly what I'm thinking.
From the inside of the shed, the wooden slats seem fine, apart from 2 next to the door, where the felt has come away and has exposed the slats, so they've rotted a bit. I can also see bits of the slats through bits of the tatty felt and the bits I can see look okay.
Just in case it makes any difference, the shed is 8' x 6' and its roof is like an inverted V - similar to the one in this picture:
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.... that's exactly what I'm thinking.
From the inside of the shed, the wooden slats seem fine, apart from 2 next to the door, where the felt has come away and has exposed the slats, so they've rotted a bit. I can also see bits of the slats through bits of the tatty felt and the bits I can see look okay.
Just in case it makes any difference, the shed is 8' x 6' and its roof is like an inverted V - similar to the one in this picture:
https:/