How To Cut Roofing Felt

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How to cut roofing felt.

Use a heavy duty felt for long term weatherproofing. Cut the felt in a straight line so that the bottom edge of the felt extends 8 inches past the roof hip. If you reach the end of your roof and have extra roofing felt use a utility knife to carefully cut the felt to the edge of your roof. If the roof felt tears cut a piece large enough to cover the tear with lots of overlap slip the top under the next lap.

To lay your felt over obstacles like vent pipes cut a slit in the felt and place the slit over the pipe. For a more permanent roof coverage use roll roofing. Using a straight blade and a hooked blade. Felt comes in either 15 pound or 30 pound ratings.

Step by step guide on how to apply bituminous roofing felt to your shed roof. Includes useful advice on the best materials to use together with information. Cut out a big square rectangle shape around the pattern piece and iron it onto the felt. Continue rolling out the felt until you reach the roof hip on the other end.

Next continue to lay your felt in strips moving up your roof making sure it lays flat. Cut the piece out on the tracing line.