Great job. Has given me the confidence To have a go on my replacing the felt on my own flat roof, Without going to blow torch route. Cheers

Everyday is a school day! Chin up and on you go....takes nothing away from the quality of the project and effort put in.....you should be very proud 👍

Believe me Des, the fact that you show experienced DIYers making mistakes is actually helpful to new folks like me, and makes me more confident to have a go.

Just want to say thanks for making this video. I found it hugely informative and thanks to it I was willing and able to put felt on a sloped leaky shed roof. I had zero experience and never would have attempted it before, but you really covered everything required to get me from the hardware shop to having a beer and admiring my nice dry shed. Thank you!

Hi, thank you for this video. I'll echo what others have said about showing your mistakes being helpful. I have a summerhouse that had a leaking roof, initially I tried to use a repair system, involving using acrylic & fiber glass, rather than just doing it properly and it completely failed which really frustrated me given how long I took doing it and the fact I now needed to strip it all off and re-do it properly, so I, like you, lost heart. Watching this video, seeing someone else make a mistake and feeling the same way, then getting back on their feet and showing their mistake, gave me the motivation and inspiration to get back on my feet and get the job done properly, not to mention the clear and concise instructions to give me the know how to do it! It's all sorted now and a tidy job too thanks to your video. So to anyone thinking of using any other method than just re-felting it properly - don't! Watch this video instead and do it properly - it'll save you much time, effort & money! Thanks again, really appreciate the video!

Thanks for showing up your mistake with the measuring. It was reassuring to see how to put it right, and that mistakes don't really matter, it's what you do about them that counts. Have now roofed a tiny shed and mended a wendy house, now off to reroof a 20 foot by 12 outbuilding, having watched you do it. Thanks again for video.

Ignore the comments from the 'professionals'. It's a great DIYer video. Not all of us have got a professional blow torch in our garages, but we do have old brushes / scrapers and a hammer. We'll done, I'm off to Wickes to re do my garage roof

This is one of the funniest KZfaq videos I’ve seen 😃😃 had to have a cup of tea to calm down 😃😃😃

Thank you for being honest and open - really appreciate your video. Many thanks.

Nothing less than fantastic, you are very skilled to build that. From Colorado.

I think you did a fantastic job des I am DIY person like you and the best way to learn is when you little mistake looking good looking forward to the next video.

Thanks for sharing this journey. I'm going to be felting my flat-roofed shed today so this was really helpful!

Appreciate your honesty in this vid Des. I recently did some felt roofing and found CT1 sealant/adhesive to be brilliant stuff instead of the bituminous gunk. Applied with a gun rather than brush, it goes off quickly, grabs and seals really well and goes a long way (and can be used for other jobs). Not saying that to rub it in (don’t you just hate the “you should have-ers”?) just to let folk know there’s an alternative the casual DIY-er might find easier. Thanks for posting this helpful series.

Good video. It will help me organise my project and to learn from some of the mistakes made here. Thank you

Looks good , its important to know how to overcome mistakes and turn out a great job ....thanks

Making mistakes is a good thing, shows you what to do. Im goinf to tackle my shed soon, thanks!

Giving this a go for the first time myself tomorrow, I’m 24 and have very little DIY experience, been putting off getting a new roof done on my old shed for a while now but with the current circumstances I’ve decided to man up and have a go at it myself wish me luck :)

Brilliant honest video . planning to do my first flat roof on my 4X2 chicken coop. have a 10 mtr roll of polyester reinforced felt ( cost about 50£ ) . here is what i have done before doing the roof. done a paper cutout of the roof area and a strip of paper ( ofcourse with a small scale like 2cm = 1 mtr ) figured out the roll would not have been big enough with the overlaps and overhangs on the edges. so reduced the size of the chicken run to 2.75 mtr X 2 mtr and coop will be 1.5 mtr X 1 mtr . I will get a single joint and the top most 40 cm area of the roof.

This is brilliant! About the messy bit, I saw another video where they rubbed the faces of an offcut over the bitumen and the little stones stick to it

At 10:40, I'm a plumber and my motto is, "measure 3 times, check twice, cut once" 😅 good job tho look forward to the end product!

Good to see mistakes as it makes us feel better when we make them.

Thanks for showing that, so important for the rest of us to see that 1 it happens and 2 how to get around it.

mate well done and at that height. beer well deserved you cracked me up when it started going side ways with short cut. nice patch job

Nice video thanks, but I'm wondering if I can just copy your idea on my kitchen extension flat roof, it's not leaking yet, but does have holes in the sides over the ridges, it's got tar and stone chippings on it, have they stopped using blow torches and tar and chippings now?

Well done, and thanks for showing us the slight errors as well. Turned out ok in the end though

Now that is a serious amount of nails! That felt isn't going anywhere

Afternoon Des, watched your video yesterday and I meant to ask, how is the roof holding up 4 years on? I’ve got a flat brick shed roof that needs new wooden beams due to rotting plus certain areas the roof panels need replacing plus obviously the felt. Oh and a new door frame, I’m not too bad at DIY but I’m a bit nervous about doing it

Hahah came on here for tips how to felt a shed roof. Think I'll watch another video 😂😂😂😂

I need to run one strip over a long joint of previous felt. I was going to do the same as you but was a bit concerned that using the tacks might introduce a leak path straight through.

Where the adhesive has spilt out I saw someone "rub" together two pieces of felt above it and it covered it up.

Thanks for the updates on your project Des, been thoroughly enjoying them. We're all human when it comes to slight mistakes, that's what learning is all about. Good work matey, keep it up and all the best :-)

Thanks for the video, compared to the other ones I've watched I'd say you went overboard, but it should definitely last. I've only got a small shed 6 ft x 3ft so will only have one overlap of felt, wasn't aware I'd need adhesive, is it essential, some other videos show them just nailing the top layer to the layer below?

Tidy job!! Nice one.

Thank you sir. I'm doing my flat shed roof tomorrow and wednesday weather permitting.

Looks like you used an Uzi Nailgun, lol. You should always put any mistakes into a vid, or no one will learn anything, like how to put things right. I dislike roofing felt, I feel it would last longer if it had a hessian core to it. It can be quite brittle if put on in winter ( use a hot air gun to warm up the folds ), as I have learnt to my cost. Is it time to put the kettle in now???

Love the mistakes ..a real man makes mistakes ...great original vid i . i will subscribe , and thumbs up for vid.

How did you do the corner trimming?

why doesn't it leak through the nails that you've put across the join or overlap on the top of the roof ??

Nice job 👌👍

Hi again mate that looks ok still and we all make mistakes at least you have showed your mistakes and not just cut it out the video like i said we all make mistakes mate and we learn from them I'm enjoying watching your videos and I have subscribed aswell keep up the great work mate you are a very skilled man

Question:as the water runs down will it not leak threw the nail holes?

How is this holding up years later? I am going to do my roof its 5mx5m with a less that 20% pitch would one layer of felt be enough or multiple underneath.Cheers

Have you got a part to for the edges? Quick question do you have to use nails with the adhesive? For example if I was just wanting to put a peace half on my roof and a half on neighbours could I just put adhesive on there side ?

All looks good, we all makes silly little mistakes, its easy done, I do lots of jobs then afterwards think that would have worked better if only I had thought to do **** as long as the end result is a decent job that's the main thing :-)

Like it because so honest and truthful

Can,t tell if you have treated that felt like over layed tiles .but seemed heat gun down felt is a better product .

THINK THRICE, measure twice, cut once Don't forget the first step .... that is where most mistakes are made. Learned this at my Grandfather's knee 60 years ago .... and I still manage to cock up every now and then ;

If the adhesive squelches out a bit I’d say that’s quite a good thing if, like me, you are bothered by birds pecking at and ripping up the edge of the felt.

Tried to fix a ripped part of my felt roof on my shed...there has been a huge bee hive under the shed for a few years and they went crazy as soon as i opened the tar/chemical water filler....any ideas on best way to either get rid of them or work around bees?

Nice job lad

Would it be poss to use evostik or adhesive for EDPM roofs all over instead of clout nails to avoid puncturing the felt?

Hi, Thanks for the video I'm looking at different options to finish a shed roof. I'm just wondering why you didn't fold the corners under? it seems this way to make a sort of a cup to capture rain and funnel it toward the shed itself?

I have a question for you, i have shingled small flat roof even i have done many roofing before, anyway leaks now, wrong thing to do, what can i do now to fix the problem with minimum co$t and time !?

Measure twice. Cut once. And you don't actually need to slather that bitumen all over the place. The roofing felt is waterproof!

You did your best...Thank you for showing your mistake....we all make them.

Brilliant, thanks for this - it has given me the confidence to do it for myself. Is it OK to do this when the chipboard is wet though? Thanks again.

I'm planning same job thanks for some great advice 👍

That felt used to be 10m and double the thickness and £18 a roll now £34. such piss poor quality from all the uk stores.

This is this is similar to my shed but it’s been there a while I believe, it’s about 5.5m by 3.5m but and I’m scared if I walk on the top I’ll go through it :/ any suggestions?

Have you done a cost comparison between OSB and feather edge for the walls? Forgeting the framework, was just wondering which is the cheapest method. 👍🇬🇧

I was quoted £1.5k to repair a leaky roof in my garden "house" (more like a shed). It is quite large though at 6x6m, I am going to attempt doing as you described this week, thank you for this video! - also getting my stuff from wicks as they have free delivery while everyone else charges £30-40.

An honest video will help more people than not. Good effort. Hope you get the 15 years out of it

Hi mate look really good. I would put a facer board along the edge.?

Thanks!! how long of the nail ? my roof thickness is 12mm

Evening des...I was going to felt my garden room roof but I noticed the felt you used said for a pitched roof of 20% so not sure which felt to go for...any thoughts...? Had any problems with yours yet...? All the best... Justin

Good informative video. Needed a good video to help me do mine. However like you said, maybe use much less tacks!

Missing footage... intrigue. Love it

Everybody makes mistakes it's not the end of the world

What is the ideal angle from front to back to have the right drainage into the gutter?

Roof looks good, far exceeds building code in canada. but dont you guys have shingles in UK ? ive never seen such a roofing material

Im blind. Looks great.

Done a good job until I saw the roof bit,,dont nails put holes into wood so potential leaks and there was many nails. Have seen the roofs been built before nails were only used on the finishing tucked under ends on the overlaps ?

This is very helpful Des. I have the same heavy duty Wickes roofing felt and similar roofing felt adhesive. Plus my roof is an angled flat roof also and I need to felt in the coming days. How far did the 5l tin go? I've got an 11mm OSB roof so will use 13mm clout nails for the roof and 20mm for the sides.

Why didn’t you fully cover the usb with bitumen to give extra layer of weatherproofing as well as sticking down mineral felt ?

Osb 18mm ?

Measure twice cut once. It's easy to assume you are experienced.

Hi mate is it essential to use an adhesive when felting a roof

How is this roof holding up after all this time?

Seems a little over kill with the nails....

Good effort but That will fail and leak in the future, should've used a single ply membrane like firestone epdm or even a torch on system

over done with the clout nails i would have used s wooden are plastic trim to hold your sheets in place

does the felt its self not need to be stuck down ?

Comedy gold, thanks 😂

They cave ?

So you're the reason for the national shortage of clout pins?!! Only pulling your leg mate! Great video !!

It's a mess!

Save your crumbs from the felt rolls, then sprinkle those crumbs on the ooze out spots after removing the excess.

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Good honest video complete with mistakes 😟

Er, have you thought about taking up knitting?

Whenever my dad felted a roof he'd put a layer of felt down first, similar to yours, but nowhere near as many clout nails, then the second thicker felt would be applied to the base layer using a torch to heat the tar and adhere it. He wouldn't tack it down in anyway as this would defeat the object and puncture the surface. Surely there's a chance water will eventually penetrate where the nails go through. 😕

Why glue the roof felt down and clout nail it too?? You only need decent glue without the need for nailing. All felt roofs I've done I never bail on the top only on the sides and I always use roof gutter seal on the roof to glue the felt down. If you nail it as well it looks unsightly from above.

Personally i wouldn't leave exposed nails on the weather/water exposed side. With the time water will leak through them directly into the wood. I would have use glue only and if needed nail only under the edges facing down.

I shit you not I made exactly the same mistake today 😡🙄

Adhesive will do the job all those nails water will find a way through my shed needs re -felting without all the nails which the guys did who erected shed

god you merked it with nails but atleast you know it wont be buggering off anytime soon

Can you come and do mine you done a great job Tx

What a mess

That’s looked a shocking job I have to say

Surely… SURELY for the sake of a £30 roll of felt you’d have just binned the incorrect cuts and bought another roll if you were so angry?