Roof Sheeting And Felt

The wickes roofing felt range includes capsheets and underlay suitable for most roofing jobs.

Roof sheeting and felt.

When most people think of roofs they typically think of shingles or metal roofing. Ideal for an apex flat or pent roof shed felt and roofing membrane are durable and perfect for a newly built structure or to re cover existing roofing material. Ikopro solvent free water proofer is an easy to use bitumen based emulsion for roofs. Sheet roofing is normally selected based on the job you are trying to complete but other factors contribute like building type use and appearance.

Roofing felt can however be applied as a final layer to a shed roof to offer further waterproofness. The substance itself is made from bitumen which comes from the distillation of crude oil that has been either mixed with sand or crushed limestone. The product can be used as a waterproofing coating on asphalt fibre cement sheeting concrete and bituminous roofing membranes. Roofing felt is comprised of a base made from natural materials such as wood cellulose or synthetic ones such as fiberglass or polyester and then coated or saturated with a protective coating such as bitumen asphalt which repels water but still allows the product to breathe.

But what some may not know is there s another layer of protection directly on top of the roof deck and under the roof covering that performs a critical role in protecting your home from moisture damage. Many of these are uv resistant fire rated and allow light through. It is typically used as an underlay that sits between the surface it is being applied to and the final layer of roofing material. Available in a range of different materials sizes and colours.

Polycarbonate sheets wickes polycarbonate roofing sheet is a great roofing product that is transparent lightweight and easy to install.