Roofing Felt Manufacturing Process

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Roofing felt manufacturing process.

Our job throughout the entire roofing process is to keep an open communication line with you. 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. Thinner lighter shingles with a higher resistance to fire are made on a base of fiberglass. These fibers are reduced to a water based pulp formed into sheets dried cut into strips and wound onto rolls.

During the next step heated drying in drums and the wet looper provide the heat and time respectively for the asphalt to penetrate the felt. The manufacturing process of felt. The batts of felted material must be hardened or matted together in order to create thick densely felted material. Our competitive advantage is our manufacturing process.

Organic felt mats are made of cellulose fibers obtained from recycled waste paper or wood. Roofing shingles and materials plus factory certified roofers including ratings from real homeowners from north america s largest roofing manufacturer. In order to do so the batts are passed through a steam table. Putting a new roof over your home is a big improvement and one that comes with plenty of questions.

In a typical process the fiberglass membrane is made by chopping fine glass filaments and mixing them with water to form a pulp which is formed into a sheet. Below are a few parts of the re roofing process to help ease your mind and answer questions. In the saturator dip section the saturated felt is drawn over a series of rollers with the bottom rollers submerged in hot asphalt at 205 to 250 c 400 to 480 f. Rolls of base felt are pulled on rollers through large tanks of bitumen mixes until they are saturated with the tar like bitumen mixture producing rolls of water resistant but breathable material.

Manufacturing process roofing felt is manufactured in roll format. Rolls of base felt are pulled on rollers through large tanks of bitumen mixes until they are saturated with the tar like bitumen mixture producing rolls of water resistant but breathable material. Residential and commercial roofing shingles slate roof ventilation roof underlayments asphaltic and tpo roof membranes. The first step in this process is subjecting the batts to heat and moisture.

Our management team has positioned gap roofing to remain a leader in the industry by championing a lean but high quality production process for our raw materials and final products.