Old Roof Felt

Sources for old roofing products photo by courtesy of anr roofing.

Old roof felt.

Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife. Im not sure i buy into this thinking the whole way. As mentioned if you are replacing a roof the felt is likely to come off as part of the strip off. Roofing felt isn t always necessary when using shingles.

Felt roofing underlayment is one of the oldest types of roofing underlayment. Gaf shingle mate 36 in x 144 ft 400 sq ft felt roof underlayment. In the industry go overs. The existing house has a metal tile roof with a stamped pattern.

What does this old house do in a situation like this. For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it. Roofing shingles and materials plus factory certified roofers including ratings from real homeowners from north america s largest roofing manufacturer. Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands.

Residential and commercial roofing shingles slate roof ventilation roof underlayments asphaltic and tpo roof membranes. No 15 felt and no. In the good old days it was often doubled up to help resist ice dams now delt with by ice and water shield. Item 656632 model 0903000.

Apply pressure and chisel away at it until it comes loose. Metre felt roof with fibre glass. 4 or 5 years ago it cost us 6k ish for a 13 x 4 m 52 sq m flat roof in fibre glass. For more than 25 years organizations such as the national roofing contractors association nrca and the canadian asphalt shingle manufacturer s association casma have included roofing felt in their roofing and waterproofing recommendations.

I d like to match the new roof to the old one but i can t find a source anywhere. The home we re buying has two layers of composition shingles and the seller assures us that the new layer is only 1 year old. I m building an addition to an early 1930s one story home with a hip roof. Felt roofing underlayment is typically available in two types.

Actually i attended a roof seminar 10 yrs ago or so and they stressed removing the old felt their theory was the old felt acts like a dry sponge and removes the good properties from the new application. It s created by saturating paper or fiberglass mat with asphalt.