Repairing Hole In Roof Felt

Measure the hole you have just cut and cut a piece of spare felt so that it is about 75mm larger than the hole all the way around.

Repairing hole in roof felt.

You should now be able to see an area of the wooden roof under the felt. I have a normal uk type cold roof with interlocking tiles over the roofing felt. I rather not have to get all the tiles removed to repair them. And exposed misplaced roofing repair nails should be pulled and the holes patched.

Tiny holes in shingles are sneaky because they can cause rot a leaky roof and other damage for years before you notice the obvious signs of a leak. As the tiles are in a good state i don t have any leaks at present but i rather fix the problem before it becomes an issue. We had a problem with our shed workshop flat felt roof leaking and needed a quick repair. Repairing felt around the eaves.

There are a few small rips in the felt about 5cm or 10cm long. Temporary patch jobs are only effective until the rain starts. You might find holes left over from a satellite dish or antenna mounting brackets or just about anything. Hi recently moved into a 1930 s semi and there are four or five holes in the membrane that runs beneath the roof tiles.

2 posts page 1 of 1. By jlc sun feb 10 2013 5 49 pm. Cut away a square or rectangle of the felt directly around the damaged area so that you have nice clean and flat edges around the hole. A hole in the roof invites disaster from water damage on drywall and flooring to animal infestation.

Instead of replacing the felt roof we decided to use a product call. A common problem is when roofing felt on a roof with an enclosed soffit disintegrates around the eaves of a 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.