{"id":7404,"date":"2022-12-06T15:33:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=7404"},"modified":"2024-02-08T10:08:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T10:08:12","slug":"home-diy-shed-roof-getting-felt-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=7404","title":{"rendered":"HOME\/DiY: Shed Roof, Getting Felt On"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Not an exciting pic. But a pleasing outcome.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After what seems an aeon, I\u2019ve finally had a coincidence of time and suitable weather, and been able to get the roofing felt on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As usual, nothing in the line of DIY is totally straightforward. I had one old roll of felt, and one new one. The old one was in a poor state, along one edge, kind of adhering to itself as I unrolled it. This caused the sheet to have a very tattered and ragged edge; fortunately along the outer side. But I was able to cover a whole strip nonetheless. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Getting the felt sheets in place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The other roll did another two strips, with the three sufficing to cover the whole roof. I had to pop out for more roofing tacks, as I my old supply finally ran out. In the end I didn\u2019t use the plastic sheeting. That helped keep the OSB board dry.I<\/p>\n\n\n\n

had kind of wanted to have a plastic membrane under the felt. But it was too wet and dirty. So I opted not to use it. I\u2019ll keep it, for possible future usage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hammer and tacks\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We also have the corrugated roofing sheets that came with the shed. The original roof! I didn\u2019t want to just<\/em> use that, as the shed was, in its previous incarnation, very damp, cold and drafty. It\u2019s now much more hermetically enclosed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s still a broken window and bit of open wall panelling to sort out. The biggest remaining jobs are putting in a floor and running electricity down the length of the garden, to supply this new workspace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The current view from \u2018up on the roof\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve spent quite a bit of time on the roof of this shed lately. I had to add the strips along the longer sides. I also added home made wood filling paste to all the joints where there was any air between boards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staying safe up there meant not walking in the middle of the boards, but instead sticking to the supported wall areas. I\u2019ve had to sweep a lot of leaves, twigs, and – eugh! – guano, off the roof. I guess I\u2019ll have to do so occasionally. If I don\u2019t it\u2019ll really build up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Still clamped, even after tacking down. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not 100% sure how I\u2019ll finish the undersides of the felt, and attach it to the OSB boards. Plus I need to add a bit more cladding around the area where my new roof meets the walls. So there\u2019s still plenty to do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m also unsure as to exactly how I\u2019ll do the floor. But that\u2019s a job for the new year! I\u2019d like to get the broken window and the gap in the cladding sorted. But I\u2019m very happy to have got the roofing felt on\u2026 at last!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After what seems an aeon, I\u2019ve finally had a coincidence of time and suitable weather, and been able to get the roofing felt on. As usual, nothing in the line of DIY is totally straightforward. I had one old roll of felt, and one new one. The old one was in a poor state, along … <\/p>\n

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