No Felt Under Roof Tiles

Old roof slates no felt draughty but dry daylight visible when looking downhill inside the roof annual wasp nests with ingress between slates.

No felt under roof tiles.

I have viewed two properties over the last few days that have old roof with no felt until the tiles. Definitely a good move. In these instances the felt beneath the older shingles is regarded as adequate. Then when those shingles were worn out a layer of asphalt shinges was put over that and i don t think roofing felt was used.

Wood shingle roofs in dallas used to be nailed onto strapping battens without any roofing felt underneath. The 15 pound was for lighter weight projects while the 30 offered more heavy duty protection. New roof redland 49 s breathable modern felt fabric stuff not draughty still dry no piles of snow on the bedroom ceiling insulation in winter no daylight gaps no wasps. Advertisement as to the ceiling stain in the living room this may have occurred prior to installing the new shingles.

15 pounds per hundred square feet and 30 pounds per hundred square feet. Gaf shingle mate 36 in x 144 ft 400 sq ft felt roof underlayment. Item 656632 model 0903000. For many years roofers used asphalt saturated felt under roofing shingles and it was historically available in two standard weights.