Old Roofing Felt

Plus water has to ruin the felt before it ruins the wood and is easy to see.

Old roofing felt.

He took the shingles off and the felt paper is still intact. Roofing underlayment or felt provides an extra weather barrier in case of blowoffs or water penetration through the roofing or flashings. 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. Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife.

No 15 felt and no. Felt roofing underlayment is one of the oldest types of roofing underlayment. For starters it s a bit on the thicker side. Roofing felt isn t always necessary when using shingles.

Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands. And that s actually better when you re dealing with old roofing as it adds an extra layer of weather proofing overall. Felt roofing underlayment is typically available in two types. 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. And one of them is their 30rf standard roofing felt which has a few distinct features up its sleeve. Roofing underlayment or felt protects the roofing from any resins that bleed out of the sheathing. Item 656632 model 0903000.

Roofing underlayment or felt protects the roof deck from rain before the roofing is installed. It s created by saturating paper or fiberglass mat with asphalt. As previously mentioned roofers know where the rotten wood is even before the shingles are touched. Before oct2007 we never tore off the exisiting felt unless it was crumbling apart or there was rotten wood to be replaced.

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. For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it. Oh you should put new felt paper on. He s wondering can you just go ahead and shingle over that or should you replace the underlayment.

For more than 25 years organizations such as the national roofing contractors association nrca and the canadian asphalt shingle manufacturer s association casma have included roofing felt in their roofing and waterproofing recommendations. Gaf shingle mate 36 in x 144 ft 400 sq ft felt roof underlayment. He says he s re roofing an old house. It is also a requirement under many building codes.