Garden shed: choosing and laying the roof covering correctly

Once the garden house, your children's playhouse or pavilion has been set up, protection against wind and weather is still missing. A robust roof covering protects the construction and completes the visual effect. For your garden shed roofing, we have self-adhesive roofing foil and self-adhesive bitumen roofing as well as chic roof shingles ready in the online shop. Find out here how to lay the respective garden shed roof covering.

Roof shingles, self-adhesive roofing foil and self-adhesive bitumen roofing – the areas of application

Just a few years ago, the garden house roof covering consisted of simple roofing felt . The material is inexpensive, easy to install and can be used for flat roofs with a pitch of three percent or more, as well as for gable roofs. Roofing felt is made of cardboard soaked in bitumen, which also explains the disadvantage: the material lasts in the long term did not withstand the weather . A high-quality An alternative for flat roofs is an EPDM foil roof covering . The film is specially cut to the respective roof and glued together in one piece with formwork. For the installation you need at least two people. Precise work is the prerequisite for sustainable results, mistakes cannot be corrected. In our online shop you will find a large selection of products for your garden shed roofing, which you can also easily use on your own.

Especially for garden sheds, saunas or carports with flat roofs, you can get a High Quality Self Adhesive Roofing Film . The surface made of Aluminium with anthracite coating protects your garden house from wind and weather and is UV-resistant . The tear-resistant film is equipped with a strong, cold-adhesive glue layer and will be overlapping. Welds are not required , you can also use this garden house roof covering Bridging cracks in the formwork . This is particularly interesting if you are renewing the garden shed roof covering of an existing property. Here's how it works:

• The roof surface must be dry, free of abrasion, free of grease and load-bearing. Roofing felt that has already been laid must be removed. Don't work in frost.
• Compensate for unevenness and close any holes that may be present.
• This roof covering can be laid longitudinally and transversely to the slope. In the case of longitudinal laying, the overlap starts at the top of the slope, and the overlap builds up transversely from bottom to top.
• Remove about ten centimeters of the protective film and apply the roof foil to fit perfectly.
• Now lay the self-adhesive roofing film by gradually peeling off the protective film and roll the material without air pockets.

Garden shed roofing for pitched roofs

Easy to install, robust and very attractive are Bitumen roof shingles or a self-adhesive bitumen covering to the garden house roof covering.

• Our cold self-adhesive bitumen flooring consists of an elastic elastomer bitumen base with a Surface made of natural slate and is UV-resistant and durable ​​​​​​​.
• The Roof shingles are available in attractive designs such as Beavertail or asymmetrically manufactured and in different colors available. The material made of Glass fibre fleece and bitumen impresses with an attractive look and a exceptional durability .

The Installation is very easy : You start at the lower drip edge (eaves) and lay out the first strip. Self-adhesive bitumen covering is rolled on, the roof shingles are attached to the upper tier with a row of nails. Now you work overlapping row by row up to the ridge.

Whether bitumen shingles or roof foil: With us you will find the perfect garden house roof covering that suits your ideas and your garden design.