Hi
When I built my new workshop around 4 years ago I tried not to skimp on anything. The roof is 18mm exterior ply supported on 4 x 2 beams every 2 feet. Good and strong, no problems there. The felt covering though has proved to be a problem. When I bought the felt at the local builders merchant I specified I wanted the best. He advised a base sheet and 4 rolls of heavy duty top sheet. Each roll was 10 mtrs long, around 32 feet. My workshop is 24 feet long so it meant cutting about 8 feet from each, bit of a waste, but I wanted to cover the roof with as few joints as possible. All was well till I went on to the roof a couple months back to clean the guttering and noticed little blisters all over it which had bubbled up and lost its green grit. I rang the merchant for some advise and was told "it sounds like heat blisters, only thing to do is recover the roof". Not with the C**P you sell I thought. Now my mate Julian did his workshop roof a year or so before me and he used felt shingles. As yet there is no sign of wear or damage to them so I thought that's the way I'll do mine. As I already have a base sheet and a top sheet that is still water proof I decided to lay the shingles straight on top which should give me a water tight roof that will hopefully see me out.
Here's a few photos of today's progress.
In this shot you can see I have laid the first few rows. The first row drops over into the guttering at the back. You can just see a string laid out as a guide line.
This is how the shingles are packed, 14 to a pack.
A shot from the other direction. Note an old piece of laminate floor I'm using to cut the shingles. They cut easily with a Stanley knife.
A clearer shot of how the shingles look when laid.
It will take a couple of days to finish, weather permitting. I'll post some more shots later.
Cheers
Rich
When I built my new workshop around 4 years ago I tried not to skimp on anything. The roof is 18mm exterior ply supported on 4 x 2 beams every 2 feet. Good and strong, no problems there. The felt covering though has proved to be a problem. When I bought the felt at the local builders merchant I specified I wanted the best. He advised a base sheet and 4 rolls of heavy duty top sheet. Each roll was 10 mtrs long, around 32 feet. My workshop is 24 feet long so it meant cutting about 8 feet from each, bit of a waste, but I wanted to cover the roof with as few joints as possible. All was well till I went on to the roof a couple months back to clean the guttering and noticed little blisters all over it which had bubbled up and lost its green grit. I rang the merchant for some advise and was told "it sounds like heat blisters, only thing to do is recover the roof". Not with the C**P you sell I thought. Now my mate Julian did his workshop roof a year or so before me and he used felt shingles. As yet there is no sign of wear or damage to them so I thought that's the way I'll do mine. As I already have a base sheet and a top sheet that is still water proof I decided to lay the shingles straight on top which should give me a water tight roof that will hopefully see me out.
Here's a few photos of today's progress.
In this shot you can see I have laid the first few rows. The first row drops over into the guttering at the back. You can just see a string laid out as a guide line.
This is how the shingles are packed, 14 to a pack.
A shot from the other direction. Note an old piece of laminate floor I'm using to cut the shingles. They cut easily with a Stanley knife.
A clearer shot of how the shingles look when laid.
It will take a couple of days to finish, weather permitting. I'll post some more shots later.
Cheers
Rich
