- Remove any existing fascia boards Remove the fascia boards and the old felt if you’re re-felting.
- Measure the shed roof Measure the roof, taking into account that you should leave around 50mm for overlaps at the eaves and 75mm at the gable ends. You’ll probably need 3 pieces of felt, but some smaller sheds only need 2.
- Apply felt to the roof Once you’ve cut the felt to size, apply the each piece to the roof, pulling it tight. Then nail along the length of the roof at 100mm intervals. For nails at the bottom edge, they can be wider – around 300mm. If you’re adding a piece of felt in the middle of the shed along the apex, fix it using adhesive, then nail it at the lower edge at 50mm intervals.
- Tidy up the overhangs Fold down the felt at each overhang and nail it securely. Cut a slit in the overhang at the apex using a pen knife, then fold that down and nail at 100mm intervals along the gable. If you like, you can add fascia boards to keep the shed looking neat. Use wood nails to secure them and then trim away any excess felt.
Avoch
Avoch is a harbour-village located on the south-east shore of the Black Isle, on the Moray Firth. Ormond Castle or Avoch Castle was a stronghold built on the site and worked as an imperial castle to William the Lion; handed down to the Morays of Petty after that Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway, upon his marital relationship to Joanna de Moravia in 1362. Offspring of Archibald, were to take the title of Earl of Ormonde from the castle. Legend has it that the village was founded by survivors of the Spanish Armada. Avoch was in the control of David Chalmers, Lord Ormond from 1560/61 but he surrendered his castle as well as control of Avoch in 1568 when he was ousted because of his part in assisting the escape of Mary Queen of Scots. The castle and village after that passed to Andrew Munro of Milntown. Intrepid Scottish-Canadian traveler Sir Alexander Mackenzie, the very first European to explore the wonderful Canadian river currently referred to as the Mackenzie River, crossing The United States and Canada twice, to the Arctic Ocean in 1789 and Pacific Ocean in 1793, retired to Avoch in 1812 where he passed away in 1820 and also was buried in the old Avoch Parish cemetery. Avoch was the area of Rosehaugh (Pittanochtie) House, an enforcing mansion house till it was demolished in 1959. A considerable house existed on this site considering that 1790. Craigie Well at Avoch on the Black Isle has offerings of both coins and clouties. Rags, woollen and also human hair were additionally made use of as appeals against sorcery, and also as tokens of penenace as well as fulfilment of a pledge (Sharp 1998). Much of Avoch's riches has originated from its angling industry, and it stays a considerable contributor to the town economic situation, with several big angling watercrafts had or crewed from Avoch as well as an energetic fishermen's co-operative based there. The harbour is no longer made use of by the larger boats for touchdown but is used by leisure craft and also boats taking visitors to see the dolphins in the internal Moray Firth at Chanonry Factor. Along with the angling industry, commuting to Inverness and also tourist offer earnings to the village. Lazy Corner, named for the young people who collected there to pass the time, has been relocated by the road widening in the Eighties, and spruced up by a sculpture intended to include character to the town. It is still a meeting place.
