Just going to start replacing my 20sq m flat felted kitchen roof with
a glass fibre replacement. The felt is at least 15 years old and I
suspect has been hot torched on. Has anyone tried to remove hot
torched felt? Any help will be appreciated.

ronnie wrote:

Just going to start replacing my 20sq m flat felted kitchen roof with
a glass fibre replacement. The felt is at least 15 years old and I
suspect has been hot torched on. Has anyone tried to remove hot
torched felt? Any help will be appreciated.

Wait for a sunny day and give it a few hours of hot sunshine before you
start trying to move it. I have a scraper on the end of a brush handle
so I can stand and scrape and it works well .. Start in a corner or
edge of a sheet and try to take it off in about 2' strips ...


--
Paul - xxx

On Jun 1, 2:39*pm, ronnie wrote:
Just going to start replacing my 20sq m flat felted kitchen roof with
a glass fibre replacement. The felt is at least 15 years old and I
suspect has been hot torched on. Has anyone tried to remove hot
torched felt? Any help will be appreciated.

As I'm looking at the same thing myself could you tell me what
products you're looking at using as if it's possible to DIY it I'd
like to have a shot myself.

Thanks

Tony

"ronnie" wrote in message
...
Just going to start replacing my 20sq m flat felted kitchen roof with
a glass fibre replacement. The felt is at least 15 years old and I
suspect has been hot torched on. Has anyone tried to remove hot
torched felt? Any help will be appreciated.

Attack it with a garden spade. The base layer is usually nailed to the deck,
its the waterproof upper layer that is hot torched on. Get the spade under
the base layer at any point and the rest is just a matter of prying and
tearing.

Mike

On Jun 1, 4:20*pm, Tony wrote:
On Jun 1, 2:39*pm, ronnie wrote:

Just going to start replacing my 20sq m flat felted kitchen roof with
a glass fibre replacement. The felt is at least 15 years old and I
suspect has been hot torched on. Has anyone tried to remove hot
torched felt? Any help will be appreciated.

As I'm looking at the same thing myself could you tell me what
products you're looking at using as if it's possible to DIY it I'd
like to have a shot myself.

Thanks

Tony

Got all the stuff and info at this site http://www.cfsnet.co.uk/. Very
helpful.

On Jun 1, 5:07*pm, "MuddyMike" wrote:
"ronnie" wrote in message

...

Just going to start replacing my 20sq m flat felted kitchen roof with
a glass fibre replacement. The felt is at least 15 years old and I
suspect has been hot torched on. Has anyone tried to remove hot
torched felt? Any help will be appreciated.

Attack it with a garden spade. The base layer is usually nailed to the deck,
its the waterproof upper layer that is hot torched on. Get the spade under
the base layer at any point and the rest is just a matter of prying and
tearing.

Mike

Thats how the pro's do it, with a spade

On Jun 1, 6:04*pm, ronnie wrote:
On Jun 1, 4:20*pm, Tony wrote:

On Jun 1, 2:39*pm, ronnie wrote:

Just going to start replacing my 20sq m flat felted kitchen roof with
a glass fibre replacement. The felt is at least 15 years old and I
suspect has been hot torched on. Has anyone tried to remove hot
torched felt? Any help will be appreciated.

As I'm looking at the same thing myself could you tell me what
products you're looking at using as if it's possible to DIY it I'd
like to have a shot myself.

Thanks

Tony

Got all the stuff and info at this sitehttp://www.cfsnet.co.uk/. Very
helpful.

Cheers Ronnie - very useful.

Tony