Topic: Best way to patch hole in shed roof felt?

[Kea]

My shed's only having it's second winter but it's a very windy spot and it's one of the only sheds in my near vicinity that hasn't blown away (touch wood) mainly because I have heavy weights on the floor (though if the rest of the shed decides to part company with the floor I'll be in trouble).

Anyway the wind has got under the roofing felt and torn it making a hand sized hole. I have a spare bit of roofing felt about a metre square. Would mending my tear with this work or do I need a piece to cover the entire side of the roof that has the hole and is tacking it down enough? Or do I  need to use some kind of batten?

[shaun01]

cut a patch slightly bigger then the hole place it inside and seal it using gutter seal its about 2 quid and tack it down   ;)

[tonybloke]

use some bitumastic paint to 'glue'  the patch, then use felt nails to secure it ;)

[Kea]

Thanks Guy's...I wondered if there was something to seal it with. :)

[euronerd]

When I replaced my shed roof, the guy recommended sticking the felt down with, I assume, similar stuff to that Tonybloke suggested, instead of nails. It's still there three years on, and I'm nearly 1,000 feet up, so I'd try sticking a patch over it to start with. Nothing lost.

Geoff.

[Kea]

Well I've patched my roof with a seizable patch using some gutter and roof sealant and then tacking it down as well (windy here it nearly blew off and attached itself to my face while doing this!).

One of my fellow allotmenteers enjoyed the spectacle of me balancing on a ladder in the wind on uneven soft ground and was highly disappointed that I didn't fall off. he came over to inspect the patch and pronounced it more than good enough...didn't think i'd needed as many tacks as I used.

My son thinks I should fibreglass the roof!

[shaun01]

good ideas coming out

[Kea]

By the way Shaun, well done for ignoring those comments on another thread!

[shaun01]

 ;) :-* lol

[angielily18]

You just have a larger size than the hole to patch into the hole. You can use roofing seals, like a gutter sealing compound, it is quite strong to hold the patch.

[Unwashed]

You just have a larger size than the hole to patch into the hole. You can use roofing seals, like a gutter sealing compound, it is quite strong to hold the patch.

Errrm, far be it from me to discourage any kind of shedonism, but I can't help but notice the link to your search engine optimisation business and I just wondered if there might be other reasons to trawl up a thread from two years ago to make your first post.

[angiebuds]

You need a patch of matching felt and a cold felt adhesive. Cut a nice rectangular shape on the damaged area. Cut the patch with the same size as the rectangular area on the damage area. Put the cold felt adhesive and then the patch. And you have done the roof repair.

[Unwashed]

Hello Angie

I find these shed-roof repair patches very good.

[lottie lou]

At least you'd only a hole to patch, I went down to the lottie today and noticed it was unusually nice and light in my shed - then I found the roof mulching my asparagus.

[elvis2003]

lottie i nearly choked on my cuppa then,you are so funny!!!  sorry to hear about the roof though!

[tonybloke]

Hello Angie

I find these shed-roof repair patches very good.

ROFL

[Kea]

The thing is I'm way past the patching stage of my original post...some people are just so far behind!

Got to replace the whole lot now...not looking forward to it though. I'm guessing cold weather is not really the best time to do it either batter when the heat from the sun makes the felt more pliable.