30 felt can weigh between 16 and 27.
Weight of roofing felt psf.
Material composition roofing felt 3 ply 1 5psf felt 5 ply 2 5psf rigid insulation temlock 1 thick 1 2psf cord 1 thick 0 7psf gold bond 1 thick 1 5psf styrofoam 1 thick 0 2psf foam glass 1 thick 0 8psf rigid fiberglass 1 thick 1 5psf roll or batt insulation rock wool 1 thick 0 2psf glass wool 1 thick 0 06psf alpol 0 1psf.
With a low weight roofing material as many as 300 squares or even more may fit on a semi truck but weight limitations can hold that to 20 30 squares for very heavy roofing materials.
By shifting the pound symbol 15 felt became 15 felt which may actually weigh 7 5 to 12 5 pounds per square.
15 felt type construction helps provide an extra layer of protection between your shingles and your roof deck not included heavy duty design lays flat to help minimize wrinkling asphalt saturation to help improve waterproofing ability to help prevent wind driven rain and water from other sources from infiltrating under your shingles and.
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.
Asphalt saturated heavy duty roofing felt is available in 15 and 30 pound weights.
The best weight for roofing felt is the 30 pound product because it provides thicker and.
None asphalt roll roofing.
The weight of roofing constructions above the truss rafter may be estimated with the calculator below.
While this thermal mass can offer some nominal r value it also holds heat.
Heavy materials have great thermal mass.
In the past the felt number designation was correlated to the weight of the felt i e a 15 felt weighed 15 pounds 100 square feet.
Felt tar and slag roofing 4 ply 4 8 lb m ft 2 23 4 kg m 2 felt tar and slag roofing 5 ply 5 3 lb m ft 2 25 9 kg m 2.
Roof dead loads in psf material weight felt per ply 5 gravel 4 roll roofing 1 235 ib shingles and paper 2 5 2 15 ib and i 90 ib 1 7 3 15 ib and i 90 ib 2 2 3 ply ready roofing 1 3 ply felt and gravel 5 6 4 ply felt and gravel 6 built up roof 5 ply felt and gravel 6 5 concrete plank 6 5 insulrock 2 7 petrical 2 7 porex 2 7.