How To Repair Felt Under Roof Tiles

Cut off a piece of flashing strip to fit the length of the tile you need to repair.

How to repair felt under roof tiles. Where wind driven rain is working under the roof and causing leaks then the felt will need to be replaced. To replace a small section of roofing felt involves stripping the tiles from the roof and replacing felt between two joists. Make sure the tiles are facing the correct way for the prevailing wind. Put a coat of flashing strip primer onto the crack and the area around it.

This will cost around 460 510 made up of. Replace refit loose or broken tiles and use flashing tape to repair the roof felt underfelt. The roof felt is merely a secondary emergency waterproof membrane. Image description step 2.

Take the next shingle and overlap it on top of the first on. It is because you have faulty tiles somewhere on the roof. Cut each strip into 3 individual tiles as shown. Start by giving the area around the crack a good clean with a wire brush wiping away the dust and debris.

Place the next layer of felt to your tile roof. Work along the roof removing any excess slack in the felt but don t pull it too tight a slight sag between rafters is ideal to allow water to run off. Of course re felting the roof correctly will involve the removal and replacement of the tiles anyway. If your roof is leaking it is not because of faulty under felt.

Put these nails at the bottom of the felt and leave a small portion available. Observe equal distance of each nails approximately 20 inches so they are properly attached to the roof. If this leaks the roof tiles needs repairing. Fasten the felt on your roof using the cap nails.