Old Roofing Felt

It is also a requirement under many building codes.

Old roofing felt.

Roofing underlayment or felt provides an extra weather barrier in case of blowoffs or water penetration through the roofing or flashings. Before oct2007 we never tore off the exisiting felt unless it was crumbling apart or there was rotten wood to be replaced. Felt roofing underlayment is typically available in two types. He says he s re roofing an old house.

He s wondering can you just go ahead and shingle over that or should you replace the underlayment. For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it. Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife. Roofing felt isn t always necessary when using shingles.

As previously mentioned roofers know where the rotten wood is even before the shingles are touched. Oh you should put new felt paper on. Pull out nails that are holding felt to the roof using the sharp end of a claw hammer. It s created by saturating paper or fiberglass mat with asphalt.

We got a email this week from darryl up in crosby. However old asbestos felt remains in the floors and roofs of millions of american buildings constructed between 1900 and 1980. Asbestos flooring felt is one of the few asbestos products completely banned in the u s and regulations now require other products to contain less than one percent asbestos. 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. 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. Plus water has to ruin the felt before it ruins the wood and is easy to see. It would be crazy to try to save that old felt paper.

And that s actually better when you re dealing with old roofing as it adds an extra layer of weather proofing overall. He took the shingles off and the felt paper is still intact. For starters it s a bit on the thicker side. Apply pressure and chisel away at it until it comes loose.

Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands. No 15 felt and no. Roofing underlayment or felt protects the roof deck from rain before the roofing is installed. Item 656632 model 0903000.