Roll out the felt no more than midway perhaps 25 feet or so across the average size roof.
Roofing felt overlap size.
Therefore a 2 inch overlap provides redundancy at the edges where the barrier is weakest.
The spacing between the nails on the drip edge should be less than 12 inches apart.
The vertical leg of the drip edge should be at least 1 5 inches wide and extend at least 0 25 inches below the sheathing.
Purchase enough felt to cover your roof s area.
The drip edge should extend at least 2 inches on the roof.
Overlap the end of a roll about 4 inches with the start of a new roll and fasten both pieces to the.
Convert the area from inches to feet prior to purchasing your felt.
You can see the difference between the underlayment overlapped 19 inches on the roof to the right and overlapped 2 inches on the roof to the left.
Pick up the roll with both hands.
Continue along the roof to the other end and trim the felt flush at the end with a utility knife.
If there is any wind at all roll out the felt only about 10 feet.
One roll of conventional 15 felt covers 432 square feet 40 1 m 2.
Never walk on felt that has not been nailed down.
The overlapping felt creates a secondary barrier for moisture and wicks water away from the shingles above and the sheathing below.
Adjacent pieces of drip edge should overlap at least 2 inches 51 mm.
In steep slope roofs 4 12 and steeper the upper courses of felt underlayment should overlap lower courses by at least 2 inches.