Felting the roof of your apex shed

1. The first thing to do when felting your garden shed roof is to cut the felt to the right size. For a shed with an apex roof you will need to cut out three pieces of felt. Two of the felt pieces should be slightly longer then the actual roof panels (about 50mm longer) and the other felt piece should be used to cover the gap along the very top of the shed (the apex part) and extend at least 75mm over each roof panel.

2. Each piece of felt must be nailed sepearately. Lay one of the pieces of felt over a roof panel and nail down using felt nails. It should be nailed at the top of the panel with a 50mm overhang at the eave. Neatly fix the gable ends and eave ends with closely spaced felt nails. Once one roof panel is completely repeat the same on the other side.

3. The third piece of felt can then be placed over the gap at the very top of the shed and nailed down using closely spaced felt nails again.

4. The final thing to do is to tidy up the felt at the corners. The fascia board can then be hammered onto the front and back gables, to do this four 40mm nails should be used for each strip.

Types of garden shed

Apex Shed

Apex sheds are the more popular type of shed available, and come in a wide range of sizes offering both single and double door entrances. They are perfect for both storing gardening equipment and using as a workshop as they have the necessary headroom. This is due to the rooves on apex sheds sloping on two sides with a high ridge in the middle running the entire length of the shed.

Pent Shed

Pent sheds are usually slightly cheaper than their apex shed alternative, however they tend not to have the necessary head room required and they are only sold in select sizes. A pent shed has a single slope roof and is ideal for storage or for children to use as a play house.

Three of the top online suppliers of sheds within the UK include:

• Shed shop - www.shedshop.co.uk
• Buy Sheds Direct - www.buyshedsdirect.co.uk
• Garden Centre Direct - www.gardencentredirect.co.uk