How To Repair A Hole In Roof Felt

We had a problem with our shed workshop flat felt roof leaking and needed a quick repair.

How to repair a hole in roof felt.

Repairing felt around the eaves. Screw the batten in place nailing may dislodge tiles. A roof ladder has rubber wheels and hooks at one end. Isolate areas when you run the hose.

To make even minor roof repairs you must have an ordinary ladder and a roof ladder. Make sure the caulk is rated for the temperatures and apply it liberally so you don t create a water pocket. The wheels allow it to be pushed up the roof without dislodging loose tiles. Use the putty knife or your finger to spread the caulk around to cover the hole.

From inside cut across the lowest part of the damage from rafter to rafter cut a piece of slaters felt 50 100mm wider than the rafter rafter size and taper this both sides slide the tapered edge into the cut and pin the sides to the rafters using lengths of batten. If a leak is difficult to find enlist a helper and go up on the roof with a garden hose. A common problem is when roofing felt on a roof with an enclosed soffit disintegrates around the eaves of a roof. Use a caulking gun to apply caulk to seal any holes that appear in the roof.

Wind driven water that would normally flow down the felt and into the gutter instead drips onto the soffit and then back onto the ceiling of the room below through gaps in the felt. Start low soaking the area just above where the leak appears in the house. For example soak the downhill side of a chimney first then each side then the top on both sides.