Leave Old Felt On Roof

Photo courtesy galow homes.

Leave old felt on roof.

The old felt should be stripped off and the boarding aswell so you have a clean service for rubber or you can primer for a fibreglass roof. Above is a peel and stick mineral surfaced roofing underlayment shown during installation of a metal standing seam roof. This would impact the felt s ability to protect against moisture. I know its tempting because sometimes the shingles come right up and leave the felt nicely intact.

So if your contractor is not recovering your old roof with new felt you are not getting a reroof. Having a layer of roof felt will block the resin preventing it from staining or compromising your roof shingles. The felt is the last line of defence. When to use roof underlayment no matter what type of asphalt shingle you are using whether traditional or more robust styles such as under premium designer architectural and performance shingles it is recommended to use a underlayment.

It looks as if the installer of asphalt roof shingles still visible at below right but now worn out may have placed roofing felt on top of a still older wood shingle roof. This is done to ensure a flat surface for the roof felt. Find a pre screened local roofing contractor. Use the hammer s claw and the stanley knife to rip away the bulk of the felt then the screwdriver and the claw to pull out the old clout nails.

Lay down felt and secure to roof. Call for free estimates from roofing pros now. When i do a roof as with a few other boys on here it is also in my contract that a complete strip down of all old roofing material down to the sheathing to ensure that my customer gets the best possible roof for their dollar meaning if there are any current or developing problems with the sheathing they are taken care of before they become a problem. There are several disadvantages to using felt underlayment on a roof.

Hope all goes well. You must remove any rotted pieces of wood on the roof and replace them with your plywood planks. Also you will need to remove any old felt on the roof as well as any nails or roof staples. And as someone else posted you need to apply the ice and water to the plywood directly.

One disadvantage of traditional felt roofing underlayment is it generally can t be left exposed for more than a few hours. My boys always try to sway me into leaving it no dice. Sweep the roof clear of grit and dirt to avoid poking holes in the new felt. But if the felt roof is done with good thickness high performance felt it should last a long time depending on when it was done.