Repair roofing felt from inside
Holes in roofing felt are quite common, here we repair a hole in some roofing felt that is underneath the tiled roof. Brought to you by
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@LaShawnda Wrice
No, you will probably have roofing felt on the other side of the timber so if you use this method on the timber the water will just go somewhere else!
That’s the sort of DIY job I like. Quick ‘n’ simple. Well done Chez!
Thanks Kev 😉
Great simple video, thanks very much!
To avoid an idiot like myself setting alight to my roof (and I don’t have a blow torch of any description) is there anything similar which can stick and bond to the felt without having to warm? Would the material still be effective without heating up? Thanks!
It depends on how warm it is in the loft, if you are in a cold country and it’s winter, there is little chance that the flashband will stick unless the temperature of the felt is high enough.
I don’t know of anything that will stick to cold felt.
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Thank you for sharing this, this is a very useful and concise instructional video… flashband here I come 🙂
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Hi, thanks for the video. I’ve got a couple of patch repairs to do and will follow this advice. Any chance of a link to the repair tape you used in this video?
They sell it on eBay or at local builders merchants etc.
https://fave.co/39Dv5SO
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Thanks for the video.
Just fixed my roof felt which was sagging and ripped from old birds nests. I had to rip the felt some more to get the old straw through and there were some more rips from contractors bodging the vents when they put insulation in. Have to get a roofer to check the outside of the roof
Anyway, I had some old flash banding knocking about, used it a few years ago to stick a gutter to a flat roof so the rain doesn’t run down the patio door anymore. Rain won’t run into a gutter off a flat roof like a tiled one.
Pliers are ideal to nip the banding and tear off in a straight line, it tends to stick to the scissor blades. Having no heatgun and only an LED torch, I used a small staple gun to stick the banding to the felt and through to some joists, which means I could overlap the banding slightly for larger holes. I have some bitumen paint or better sealant in a tube and will seal the staples to stop them going rusty anytime soon. Will reinforce the repairs with some roofing felt, staples and bitumen but need to shop around for a cheap roll.
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Birds have got into my loft and pecked there way through loads of my membrane
Wildlife can be a real pain in the backside. A friend of mine had a similar problem with squirrels!
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Thanks so much . I’ve got a bit tear in the roofing felt where rain comes in. Flash band is what I need. I have tried Gorilla tape but it doesn’t stick.
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Great video mate, can I get some advice on torn felt around one of the rafters (I think is the term) do you think the same technique can be used?
I don’t see why not, as long as the felt is repaired, it should be fine
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Another great tip, many thanks.
Perfect! Thankyou very much, I’ll do it.
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Brilliant. Thank you for this.
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Hi! Thanks for the video! I’ve got quite a few rips and bits of the roofing felt actually hanging down from the roof. There’s no water leaking in or anything, but I do want to fix it. What would I need to do in this case, saying the roof felt appears to be so old it’s started ripping and hanging down.
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Going to fix my sarking ole with my new eat gun, thanks mate!
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Excellent. Thank you for your help and advice. I have problems with furry rodents sneaking in wherever there’s a gap. Do you know what I should use to secure large pieces of old 1950s roofing felt that has come adrift please?
Not sure about that, but you could try patching it up using new roofing felt and flashbanding.
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Can I use a hairdryer on the hot setting instead of a heat gun?
+Joy -Bells
Yes, that should get warm enough to make the flashband stick.
Really helpful – thanks so much.
+Steve Bailey
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Thanks for that information. Great video.
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great tip, was gonna use some roof repair paint on tar and more felt paper but this looks soo much simpler!
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Hi I would like to know how many felt we have to use on the roof?
+christine lo
Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean?