Great Home Improvement Tips

One of the most popular garage roofing materials has to be roofing felt. This probably has to do with the fact that it is quite cheap, not too hard to build and is often used on flat roofs – which are seen on many garages. So what is usually involved in roofing a garage with felt?

Roofing felt is the type of garage roofing material which must be laid out on decking – mostly made of plywood these days. That is because it cannot support its own weight properly. Two types of felt are used, one is called underlay – this is obviously used for the bottom layer(s) – and the other kind is the top felt. The underlay is nailed to the decking, while a second underlay is bonded to the first – using either cold applied adhesive or hot applied adhesive. The latter method is the traditional one and requires the use of a gas torch as a heat source. The process itself is not that difficult, but it does require you to carefully read the instructions that should be available for the roofing products, think ahead, measure twice and cut once.

The edges of the felt is where it can get tricky – and extra care and precision is required. These are the places where rain water could potentially enter the roof construction and do a lot of damage, so make sure edges are tightly bonded and executed using the proper construction technique. Exactly how to do that is outside the scope of this article though, but again, any written instructions that came with the roofing felt – should help.

It can be a good idea to have a helper or two, as the felt comes in rolls that are quite heavy and cumbersome. Remember to be safe while working on a roof, and if it is a hot day, drink lots of water too!

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