Roofing A Flat Shed Roof

The metal roof installation will be shown in a future video.

Roofing a flat shed roof.

Think of a shed roof as a flat roof at a steeper slope. Roofing felt can be used on its own as a cheap and easy surfacing solution or. You can also think of it as one half of a traditional gable roof. If you ve got a garden shed with a flat roof you should consider covering it with an epdm membrane.

Read more about using shed roof felt. Before any work is carried out ensure that the shed roof is dry and clear of any debris such as protruding nails. To ensure complete coverage make sure the bottom edge of each strip overlaps the top of the strip below it by at least. Transparent or translucent roof sheets are a good choice for lean tos and some outdoor buildings but you d see the board on the other side of the plastic when fixed to a shed roof so we don t recommend this.

Welcome to part 4 of our shed build showing the roof framing sheathing and papering. The flat style roof is often considered to be the most manageable form of shed roof construction and uses asphalt rolls as its roofing material. A bit of unseen damage to the shed roofing will allow water in and cause damage to the structure of the shed. A flat roof shed will only require re roofing every 10 to 20 years if it is maintained appropriately.

Double check that your roofing felt is straight flush and wrinkle free before stapling it down. The standard garden shed roof covering is cheap mineral roofing felt. Here at roofing superstore we d recommend using felt bitumen roof sheets bitumen shingles plastic lightweight roof tiles or wood shingles to secure an attractive long term waterproof roof. This system does the job of keeping the water out but is fragile and relatively short lived.

In most cases one or two rolls should be sufficient to cover the average shed or workshop. Sturdy and waterproof materials are the best for use on a shed roof or garden building. If your shed roof is flat or has a pitch of 18 degrees or less consider building a green roof on it. For flat roofs it is usually installed using a torch down method.

Unlike roofing felt which is prone to any number of issues epdm is installed in a single easy to fit sheet that will last decades with minimal maintenance. How to replace a flat shed roof. Install asphalt roofing on storage shed.