How To Use Roofing Felt Adhesive

Few more years of life using some felt i already have in stock.

How to use roofing felt adhesive.

I never use it unless we are doing a sedum roof. The rolls of felt are quite heavy and to avoid damage must be handled with care. Bostik bituminous felt adhesive for roofs is a cold applied solvent borne bituminous adhesive for bonding all types of roofing felt. I do always use garage grade felt though as its much better quality than the.

I pay about 27 for 4mm sbs torch on usually 1. Where are you getting cheap torchable. No need for adhesive 90 of sheds have none just get a good lap on the felt. The best time to lay a felt roof using cold applied adhesive is when the weather is warm but this means that working on a flat roof can be exhausting work with the sun s heat and the heat reflected from the felt already laid.

I d like to avoid using adhesive if possible who wouldn t to refelt my 8 x 5 gable roof shed. Ensure that all surfaces are clean dry and free from oil grease dirt and organic growth. If you want a quick fix just torch on a top coat over whatever is there. Taking the time to properly prepare the sheathing will make all the difference in how quickly and easily the felt paper is installed.

I should have said felt glue cost more than just torch on felt. Installing the roofing felt does take care but can go very quickly. Wickes felt is only 13 for the. Porous surfaces should be treated with bitumen primer and allowed to dry thoroughly.

It should not be used over tar based products. It can also be used as a roof gritting adhesive for bonding mineral chippings to bituminous substrates. The cementone feltfix bituminous roof felt adhesive is a solvent based bitumen product primarily designed to bond roof felt to roof substrates such as concrete existing felt and metal among others. Chukka63 7 dec 2009 2.

When the roof is dry use a paint roller to apply waterproof paint or primer to the surface to be the adhesive for the felt. It is suitable for use over asphalt felt and metal.