Can roofing felt be painted?

[Peter Percival]

Can roofing felt be painted? Thoughts: oil-based paints might contain solvents that will damage it, water-based paints will be inadequate out of doors.

Why--some of you may be asking--does he want to paint a roof-covering material? I have inherited a shed from a previous house owner. One wall of it constitutes part of the boundary 'twixt my property and a neighbour's. That wall is two thirds covered with roofing felt (don't ask me why) , and I'm wondering if my neighbour could make it less of an eye sore, should he wish to.

[meow2222]

Little sticks to bitumen. But you can melt/soften the surface or paint on bitumen and sprinkle stone waste (flakes) on it, or better just fit a new capsheet with a nice stone waste finish.

NT

[Brian Gaff]

A lot of people, like myself found that after some years the rear wall of a shed lets damp in if the wind blows from that direction. solution? Roofing felt, works ver well and also seems to be enjoyed by the various insects who live between the wood and the felt where it bows a little so helping the environment!

As for painting it, well, it seems to take some bitchimen sort of paint many moons back. Brian

[F Murtz]

As they said but as an aside water based acrylic paints are often better out in the sun than oil based(more flexible) but not in this instance, bitumen based is better.

[<me9]

My shed, which was inherited from my father was originally sited in a yard close to two walls (about 60 years ago). As these would have not been accessable my father covered them with roofing felt which he then painted with 'bitumen paint'.

30 odd Years ago I aquired the shed, and in its relocation the felt on the rear was damaged and some was replaced, as its new home was next to a fence and still inaccessable.

A lot of the original paint (where it hasn't beem mechanically damaged) is still in good condition.

I'm not sure what the original paint was (possibly from a shipyard?) but I wish I could get hold of some more.

[John Rumm]

You can get special coatings designed for felt roofing which are intended to reflect heat. Needless to say they are silver, and may not look any better!

[charles]

two yeasr ago, when putting Sandtex on the wall, I managed to spill some on the flat, nwely felted roof on the extension. it's still there! So try Sandtex.