How to Felt a Shed Roof + Tips & Tricks | The Carpenter's Daughter

A few weeks ago, I helped felt a large shed roof down my Dad's woodyard and thought I'd put together a tips and tricks video to help.
Hope you enjoy!
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0:00 Intro
0:12 Types of felt
0:28 Unrolling felt
0:48 Cutting felt with overhang
1:24 Order of felt
1:39 Marking nail position
2:04 Clout nailing felt
2:19 Clouting on corners
2:38 Positioning upper felt
3:17 Positioning middle felt
3:40 Marking overlaps
4:22 Applying bitumen
4:51 Tip for blending in bitumen mess
5:09 Pressing down felt
5:18 Nailing felt
6:28 Adding trim
6:55 How to felt an Apex shed roof
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[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Here's my written guide on felting a shed roof it it helps thecarpentersdaughter.co.uk/woodworking/felt-shed-roof-installation/

[@rickbear7249]

This has to be the VERY BEST KZbin video on applying roofing felt. As an 18 year old, I built and refurbished many felt lined roofs, now in my 60s, I just wanted to check what's changed. Thank you so much for posting this How To video. Many useful tips that I'd half forgotten. These days I'm a training consultant, and have to say you have exceptional training skills 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@PeterParker-xn5ur]

As numerous other people have responded - this is an excellent video. Clear process, good camera and narration - thanks

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks so much 😀

[@katylucyb1]

Now I see where I went wrong on finishing the corners and edges! I haven’t had any leaks after 9 years but I just didn’t like the way it looked. Now I can change it to look better. Thank you for this informative video! 👍😊

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Glad I could help :)

[@bendale4439]

Super video, really straight forward and helpful!

[@bigba-daboom247]

This is about the 4th vid TCD has done that is perfect for my upcoming project. Great stuff

[@laightnightknits4358]

Here's me looking randomly for shed felting tips and I didn't think to look on your channel! ☺ Yay

[@jay_behr]

As a total newbie to both woodworking and DIY (and as a bloke who is about to try to build his Wildlife Ranger fiancé a shed!) can I just say what a superb video that was! The hammer marking, the layout, and the corner folds, were genius! It's obvious you have loads of experience, so thank you so much for sharing it with us. Liked and Subscribed, thank you :)

[@Mikidy303]

Good tips! Thank you. Never thought of using the granules from a waste shingle. I'm much more of the type that would say, "no one can see it from the street and the birds don't care." But doing it right, like you did, is the right way to go.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks for watching :) I suppose it's the customers that may not be happy if it arrived without covering. But you're right, I wouldn't be too bothered if it's out of sight, out of mind!

[@m6j159]

What a brilliantly informative video - thanks Vikkie👍 I felt your pain as the top side folded under and made contact with the bitumen. Very neat 'fix', mind👍 Thank you.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Cheers! I thought it was important to keep it in. Often we see videos of things going swimmingly, and one may assume they need to rip it off and start again!

[@pteddie6965]

"Sprinkles on top!" Good at the ice cream shop and also up on the roof. This is a 'can't miss tip, Vikkie. Thanks for sharing it and thanks for sharing this video.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

My fave trick in the video 😄

[@felixjackson6725]

A top tip :)

[@RelaxingASMRColorsDrawFun]

Very good, job, and good roof bitumen, good job👍❤🥰🌹

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thank you 🤗

[@jamesa4566]

Very good. Key tip here is sorting the roof felt before roof goes on. Most people will buy a shed which hasn't been thought through that much. I got one of those and then put bitumen tar on all nails through the felt. Works great. No leaks since. It is expensive but bitumen tar is actually very cheap when you work it out.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Great tip! :)

[@Cradley684]

Nice bit of roofing Vikkie great job, have a nice day & Stay Safe !!!.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks 👍

[@OriginalRaveParty]

I really felt this video.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

😆

[@felixjackson6725]

I felt nothing. Maybe I am just a bitchy man

[@Exol987]

Warm hot days and then cold weather can make the roof not waterproof when nailing on the utter top, unprotected. The material will expand and contract and then may give glitches around the nails?

[@chaddamp2894]

thanks...just built a qwerky shed with split sloping roof ,thanks for helping me decide how to felt it !!

[@kevsmith972]

Has anyone made a felt nail gun? Something I’ve not seen but we all need 🔨👍🤬😂. Great job and well explained vikki

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks and very good point... it would be useful!!

[@sonicstoryteller]

Lovely job Vick TFS best wishes from Shropshire 👍🎸🌹

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thank you :)

[@chazshier]

Have you suffered from condensation dropping off the inside off that roof and, ultimately, ice freezing on the inside? I have a shed constructed in the same way and I'm experiencing that very problem in this cold weather

[@reillystsb]

Thanks for the roof tip Kate . One of these days I wanna get started on building a tiny house from trees I cut down from customer's jobs I have a wood mill

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks! Although not sure who Kate is? 🤔😊

[@blair3412]

Excellent video, thanks

[@thomasbroker69]

Top tip - rather than letting the felt over hang on the edges, allow enough to double over the felt under itself, be careful not to crack it, it produces a little loop of felt then use the wooden trim or nails to hold it, this time your going through two layers of felt that reinforces the edge (no need for wooden trim that rots quickly) and produces a natural drip edge. Beach huts that get pounded by the sea are often done this way.

[@TheMrjoehughes]

I can see the logic but does it really differ from just nailing into the fancier board ? What happens when the felt on the front rots and then the felt underneath the loop doesn’t ? I can see it being a mess when this happens ? I personally think applying something like a thick rubber or bitumen liquid to the felt is a good solution for making solid the roof

[@Paulie1232]

Great job as always, thanks for sharing

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks for watching :)

[@philrockabilly]

Good one 👍 good quality felt is what I use. I need to redo my shed now. The tubes of "roof seal" is on my shopping list now. Hope I don't have to use Your 'Party Trick' 😄

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Haha... well, at least you at it up your sleeve just incase lol

[@garranstvall1442]

Hi thank your the great vid! Judy what I was looking for. Do you remember where you bought the good quality felt from?? Thank you

[@_tmmy_]

Could you give me a link to the felt you are using in this project as I am thinking about building a sloped roof over an existing flat roof which has leaked and caused a large amount of damage and damp. Would adhesive work as well to glue the sheets down so everything is completely sealed to the roof ?

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I'll find out and get back to you! :)

[@kmbewe1]

@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK Did you find out ?

[@michaeloverton3181]

Hello, thanks for the video, where did you buy your roof felt from, thanks for your help

[@philcollins6498]

Some good tips , though the only thing i wouldn't of done is to put nails in the over lap thats exposed ! so called professional shed builder did that when building mine on site , 2-3 years on the roof is now like a culender 😡 and now having to recover it , but this time i've ive laid a waterproof felt underlay on it first 👌 belt & braces approach 😉 ,have enjoyed your videos 👍 thanks, Tartan Sparky

[@mikehawk9156]

Felted a few in my time.Never wasted it with 2 foot overlap.Whats the need for that ?

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Because 2 rolls would be shy on this particular shed and when it's a busy shed business, why waste time making extra cuts to try save maybe a foot from each strip that's probably only good for rabbit hutches (which they barely make)?

[@MikeWilliams-yp9kl]

Did you take the roof off to felt it, I left my roof on and didn't use felt nails its BEAUTIFUL

[@colinohare]

So I have a Playhouse and I can't get to the Back Wall or one side so pre felting the the 2 x 8ft by 3.5ft Plywood seems an option. You clearly secure the roof from the inside what how did you fix the sheets?.

[@dalejones4186]

Hi Vickie. Love your videos. Also enjoy your cooking videos (hope you do some more sone).

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks! Hopefully I plan to create some on the boat at some point :) I do, however, include a few clips with links to recipes in an upcoming narrowboat vlog.

[@Rapid_GT]

For the overlap piece of felt for an apex roof shed can i use bitumen ? Great job btw

[@TheRahsoft]

1. any suggestions to finding a leak through the felt? having a major headache trying to find where its coming through as there are no rips( although the suggestions from james a makes me wonder if its through the nails 2. also can recommend a good felt or what to look for in a good felt because a lot of what i find at local diy is really poor quality and doesn't last the so called guaranteed number of years..

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I think it's probably best to quiz my Dad and put another video together!

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

This is the felt we used if it helps amzn.to/3EtP3PV (amazon affiliate)

[@TheRahsoft]

@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK thank you

[@jonethomas3892]

How u managing with price of timber,bi canceled my Shepard hut build untill it reduces in price,been was thinking would it be better to go pallet wood, it must be bad.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

When I've worked on projects down the yard, things have been a struggle to get hold of, or gone up about 20%. You'll see on an upcoming build, we had to scramble for the same wood to get a job done and really sought through the damaged pieces carefully for the trim bits, etc - ie, save the best stuff for the important parts.

[@stephenallen296]

Well done 👍 nice neat job

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Thanks so much! :)

[@Greg-m6v]

Put some slates running down the roof too as the weather last week still ripped the felt off even when I had done your method.

[@ohasis8331]

I've not seen felting in my part of the world. Is it 100% waterproof or does it shed water for so long then starts to reach a saturating point? My understanding of felt is that whilst it resists water, it will eventually leak through.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

I'll ask my Dad, but I know he's said in the past, you can do extra things for a 25year life by adding Onduline(?) corrugated bitumen style roofing sheets.

[@ladyt2588]

Can you go back over the felt roof with pretty stained wood?

[@Camberwell86]

2:24 😂 Shots on goal: 9 Shots on target: 4 We still love you Vikkie 😛 😂

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

LOL... blooming awkward angles, those corners 😂

[@vlncents]

why doesn't it leak through the nails that you've put across the join or overlap on the top of the roof ??

[@DigiDriftZone]

I always wondered that too!

[@ravk5266]

Thanks for sharing! I thought felt had to be melted slightly with a flamed torch? Does glue work just as well?

[@ravk5266]

So does it?

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Never heard of it being bedded. Have passed the question on to my Dad.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Ok... got the answer. The stuff you're referring to is polyester and is usually used for extensions.

[@DigiDriftZone]

That seems like quite the overlap between the felt pieces, what is the recommended minimum overlap of the felt pieces? - can I do something like 5cm?

[@greenfingers8375]

10 cm advised in another video

[@jimjones8208]

Is the timber nailed around the edges to hold the water? I don't see any other purpose.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

If you then mean trim, it's just decorative

[@amcluesent]

Just a thought, try a lighter hammer so you can still swing it while holding at the end of the handle.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Ah, this one's not heavy. It's hammering on the corners that's awkward. Those bits are easier when it's in situ.

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Here's the felt we used: amzn.to/3EtP3PV (amazon affiliate)

[@solidfuel0]

Why horizontal felt. Why not vertical

[@AcousticNRG]

So the rain runs off

[@solidfuel0]

@@AcousticNRG it runs either way

[@AcousticNRG]

@@solidfuel0 why ask dumb questions then 🤡

[@samnewman9863]

You can remove excess bitumen with white spirit too

[@wisher21uk]

I think I have been put forward to doing the brother in laws shed as I did mine 3 years ago after getting quotes like £500-£600 I did mine for about £150 I used like the midrange felt not the paper thin one You did practically the same as I did but better obviously ....🙄 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@teslaandhumanity7383]

Wish I could remove my shed roof . But too old .

[@petercostello3196]

Nail length please great video.

[@magmcmahon9038]

Not enough adhesive

[@JVC4783]

If love to say that this is all good but because I work in construction and what I have to say is you shouldn't lay felt, it needs to be torched on, if you torched it on all the "reference marks" made would be completely and utterly irrelevant. Not to mention you roled am entire strip over another for no apparent reason other to make a drip edge. Complete waste of felt. All the nails you put in the roof, that's holes that cause leaks, not along the sides, but ontop. It should have all been torched on and would have lasted another 30 to 50 years with no leakages, no holes and cost less. Using a mastic gun as "bitumen" is wild

[@garranstvall1442]

*just

[@mikenewman3715]

So come on how many times did you hit your fingers with the hammer? 😉

[@TheCarpentersDaughterUK]

Lol... none. Not done it in a LONG time!

[@mikenewman3715]

@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK Yeah me neither!!! 😉😉😉 I’ve felted a few roofs in my time but only nailed, didn’t realise you can get bitumen in a squirts tube.