New Technology In Roof Replaces Tar Paper

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.

New technology in roof replaces tar paper.

It would be crazy to try to save that old felt paper. In our industry there are two main varieties of underlayment. Felt paper and synthetic. For decades roofers in atlanta have been installing felt paper as an underlayment when replacing roofs.

These days tar and gravel roofs are often replaced. Oh you should put new felt paper on. He says he s re roofing an old house. If rough tar patches remain you may need to replace sections of the wooden substrate as well as drip edging vent boots and other flashing.

Built up roofing is the most popular roofing material used on low sloped roofs. Felt paper also referred to as tar paper was the standard underlayment material in roofing for decades. He took the shingles off and the felt paper is still intact. Michael bodmann getty images.

He s wondering can you just go ahead and shingle over that or should you replace the underlayment. This top layer normally is tar over which the gravel is laid. It was easy to use durable and even had alignment lines to help with the shingle installation. We got a email this week from darryl up in crosby.