Asphalt saturated heavy duty roofing felt is available in 15 and 30 pound weights.
Roofing felt paper weights.
Roofing felt also called roofing felt paper is underlayed on roofs before shingles are added.
The weight of roofing constructions above the truss rafter may be estimated with the calculator below.
It s required under many building s codes and organizations such as the national roofing contractors association nrca recommend using it for every project.
By shifting the pound symbol 15 felt became 15 felt which may actually weigh 7 5 to 12 5 pounds per square.
The best weight for roofing felt is the 30 pound product because it provides thicker and.
Like many paper type products roofing felt paper can be described by its weight or the density or heaviness of the paper.
Its main purpose is to prevent moisture from leaking into a roof.
There are lighter weight felts available.
The lowest thickness is 15 pound felt.
The following table provides typical weights dead load self weight for various roofing materials where possible the values were taken directly from manufacturer technical data sheets and are the actual weights of specific representative products.
Felt paper is sometimes referred to as roof underlayment or tar paper.
This means that 100 square feet of the felt weighs 15 pounds.
Felt paper is a type of roof underlayment.
It is placed between the roof decking or sheeting and the roof shingles.
Felt tar and slag roofing 4 ply 4 8 lb m ft 2 23 4 kg m 2 felt tar and slag roofing.
However that direct correlation to weight no longer exists.
It s purpose is to prevent water from penetrating the roof decking material like plywood or osb oriented strand board used for sheeting roofs.
30 felt can weigh between 16 and 27 pounds per square.
With various benefits you ll want to make sure you re using felt paper for your next roofing project.
This weight of tar paper may tear and tends to create holes around the roofing nails.
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.
Tar paper comes in two different weights or thicknesses.
The standard types of felt are 15 and the more waterproof 30.
Asphalt impregnated felt paper.
None 15 pound paper 0 2 lb m ft 2 1 kg m 2.
