The best roofing felt rolls, compared.
Top pick: Rose heavy duty green, 5 m – Highest stored score at 78: 12 kg on a stated 5 m × 1 m, waterproof in the catalogue field, 4.6 from 322 reviews, about £28.50. The 25-year title is not a test. Best value: Rose standard black mineral, 5 m – About £21.40 for a known 5 m², score 74, 4.5 from 716 reviews, with a printed 20 degree pitch and a 5-year line. Updated 23 October 2026.
Roofing felt is a bitumen roll used as the weathering sheet on a UK shed, kennel, hutch, log store or similar portable outbuilding. You fix it with clout nails, and the face is mineral grit. It is not craft felt, asphalt shingles or a foil repair tape. A house roof is a BS 8747 specification, not a short roll for a portable building. You tell a suitable roll by the job, the pitch, the sheet size and the mass. Measure the slopes, then add laps and overhangs. A printed length and width is a sheet area. A length with no width is not. Where both dimensions exist, kilograms per square metre is the thickness check. Read any life line and the water wording as printed. Water resistant, water repellent and waterproof are different words. Listings often name clout nails as the method and still leave them out of the box. Do not torch these nailed sheets. Pitch, area and the printed life line are set out in the [roofing felt buying guide](/hub/diy-supplies/roofing-felt/sub/roofing-felt-buying-guide).
Roofing felt is a bitumen roll used as the weathering sheet on a UK shed, kennel, hutch, log store or similar portable outbuilding. You fix it with clout nails, and the face is mineral grit.
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Do you know the sheet size?
Rose Roofing's green heavy-duty roll is 5 m by 1 m and 12 kg at £28.50, with 4.6 from 322 amazon.co.uk ratings. That is 12 kg against 9 kg on the same stated area as the standard roll. The title prints 25 years and the water field says waterproof. The material fields disagree: fibreglass, polyester felt, and cardboard are all printed. Reviews like the thickness for a small shed, and they also mention loose grit, the weight, and one roll that arrived torn. Nobody in the file has had it for 25 years.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A small pitched shed where you want the heavier 5 m sheet and will not treat 25 years as proved.
Less suitable: A buyer who needs a printed pitch, a settled carrier, or a roll light enough to carry alone.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the 25-year line mean it was tested for 25 years?
The title prints a 25-year life expectancy. The reviews in the file do not include anyone who has had this sheet for that long. Several say they hope it lasts, or that only time will tell.
Is the carrier polyester or glass fibre?
The material-type field says fibreglass with a mineral finish. The top-material field says polyester felt. The base field says cardboard. Those lines are all in the file and they do not agree. The roll weight is 12 kg on 5 m × 1 m.
Do nails come with this roll?
There is no included-components line. One UK review says clout nails came with the felt. Other reviews say nails had to be bought. Treat nails as a separate purchase unless the parcel you receive contains them.
Rose Roofing's standard black mineral roll is 5 m by 1 m and 9 kg at £21.40, with 4.5 from 716 amazon.co.uk ratings. The bullets print a 5-year life and a minimum pitch of 20 degrees, and the water field says water resistant. UK reviews praise an easy cut on sheds and log stores, and more than one buyer says the sheet is thin and splits while you fit it. Two reviews expected clout nails that were not in the captured parcel.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A small, sound timber shed at 20 degrees or steeper, if you will handle a light sheet carefully.
Less suitable: A flat roof, an exposed slope, or anyone who wants nails in the box and a heavier sheet.
Specifications
Common questions
Can this roll go on a flat shed roof?
The bullets print a minimum roof pitch of 20 degrees. The listing also asks whether it can be used on a flat roof, and the captured file does not print an answer. The pitch line is the constraint in this file.
Are clout nails in the box?
The captured bullets do not list nails. Two UK reviews say nails were advertised and were not in the parcel. Buy galvanised clout nails unless you already have them.
How easy is it to tear?
Several UK reviews call it thin. Buyers report poking a hole through it or splitting it while fitting it to a shed. Others say it cut cleanly and kept a shed or wood store dry when handled carefully.
Rose Roofing's green shed felt is a 6 m roll at 12 kg and £22.48, model 339159, with 4.3 from 67 amazon.co.uk ratings. The bullets name a fine mineral finish and clout nails as the fixing, for sheds, hutches, and kennels. The file does not print a width, a life line, or a pitch. The water field says water repellent, and the material-type field says Wood while the base says Felt. Sixteen UK reviews include a wood shed and a summerhouse patch, and two say the sheet tears. One buyer did not receive the item.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A green patch or a short portable building, only after you confirm the width outside this listing.
Less suitable: Anyone planning coverage from the title alone, or a flat roof that needs a printed pitch.
Specifications
Common questions
How wide is the 6 m roll?
The title prints 12 kg and 6 m. It does not print a width, and there is no length-by-width line in the file. You cannot turn 6 m into a coverage figure from this listing alone.
What colour is it, and is it waterproof?
The title and the colour field say green, with a fine mineral finish. The water field says water repellent. The listing asks whether it is waterproof, and the file does not print an answer.
Will it tear?
One 2026 review says it tears and punctures and did not last a month on bird-box roofs. A 2018 review calls it fragile to handle on a summerhouse. Other reviews say it was fine on a wood shed and easy to cut.
Shelf prices, stars and review notes are the amazon.co.uk snapshot stored for these three listings, captured on 19 October 2026. This is not a lab weathering test, and none of the listings prints a BS 8747 class. The stored scores are 78, 74 and 64. Each starts from the star line on a 0-100 scale and is held down for the faults in that score note: tears, nails, the water word, conflicting material fields, a life line nobody in the file has lived with, or a width that is not printed. The highest score is the top pick. Best value is the known 5 m² sheet at the lower price per square metre. The weights below are those buying checks. They are not a laboratory formula.
Known size and mass
25%A printed length and width is the only way to know the sheet area. Mass is compared on that known area: 9 kg against 12 kg on 5 m × 1 m.
Pitch and job
20%The roll has to be for a portable outbuilding. A printed minimum pitch is the flat-roof check. Only one listing prints 20 degrees.
Water wording and life line
20%Water resistant, water repellent and waterproof stay as different printed words. A life line is a claim. It is not treated as a completed life test.
Handling and fixing
20%UK reviews that describe tearing, grit or a torn delivery are kept. Nails are not assumed to be in the box.
Price per known square metre
15%Price is divided by stated square metres only. A length with no width is not given a rate per square metre.
You are choosing a nailed bitumen sheet for a shed, kennel, hutch or log store. The three amazon.co.uk listings are a black standard roll, a green heavy-duty roll, and a green 6 m roll whose width is not printed. Shelf prices on the 19 October 2026 capture are about £21.40, about £28.50 and about £22.48. A house roof is a BS 8747 specification, and these listings print no class. The top pick is the heavier 5 m × 1 m sheet if you will not treat 25 years as proved.
Roofing felt on this page is one nailed mineral sheet for a portable outbuilding. The face is mineral grit and the fixing is clout nails. BS 8747:2007 is the selection guide for a specified reinforced bitumen membrane. It uses an S class for tensile strength and a P class for puncture, beside BS EN 13707. These listings print no class, so you do not call the roll a specified cap sheet. Older BS 747 split organic fibre, glass and polyester.
Five metres by one metre is 5 m² of sheet, not of finished cover. Laps and overhangs use part of the roll. The 6 m listing has no width, so you cannot turn that length into a coverage figure.
The black standard roll prints a minimum pitch of 20 degrees. It is not a flat-roof sheet. The other two rolls print no minimum, and a house flat roof is a BS 8747 specification these listings do not carry.
The heavy-duty title prints 25 years. Nobody in the review file has had that sheet for 25 years, and Rose's premium polyester page does not print that line. A star rating is not a life test. Buy clout nails unless the parcel contains them.
The first check is the job. These rolls name a shed, a kennel, a hutch or a log store. A house roof, a lived-in room or a specified flat roof is a different system. BS 8747:2007 is the selection guide for a reinforced bitumen membrane, with an S class and a P class beside BS EN 13707. No class on the listing means you do not call the roll a specified cap sheet. Pitch is the next printed limit.
Where both dimensions exist, mass is the thickness check. The standard roll is 9 kg on 5 m², which is 1.8 kg/m². The heavy-duty roll is 12 kg on the same stated area, which is 2.4 kg/m². Rose Roofing's pages put glass-fibre shed felt at about 1.8-2 kg/m² and premium polyester at 2.4 kg/m². Amazon's material fields also say fibre, glass, polyester, wood and cardboard. On two rolls those fields conflict, including fibreglass, polyester, cardboard and wood.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You are covering a small, sound timber shed at 20 degrees or steeper, and you will handle a light sheet carefully. The standard black mineral roll is best value at about £21.40, 5 m × 1 m and 9 kg, with 4.5 from 716 reviews. UK reviews say it tears while you fit it. It is not a flat roof.
You want the heavier sheet on a stated 5 m × 1 m, and you will not treat 25 years as proved. The green heavy-duty roll is the top pick at about £28.50, 12 kg, with 4.6 from 322 reviews. The material fields conflict, and no minimum pitch is printed.
You want a green roll and you have not confirmed the width. The 6 m listing is about £22.48 and 12 kg, with 4.3 from 67 reviews, and the width is not printed. It is a colour match only after you check that width. It has no life line and no pitch.
The top pick is Rose Roofing's green heavy-duty roll at about £28.50. The stored score is 78, the highest in this set: 12 kg on a stated 5 m × 1 m, waterproof in the catalogue field, and 4.6 from 322 amazon.co.uk reviews. It is not a lab test. The 25-year title is not proved, the material fields conflict, and one roll arrived torn. Best value is the standard black mineral roll at about £21.40, score 74, 9 kg on the same stated area, 4.5 from 716 reviews, with a printed 5-year line and a 20 degree pitch. UK reviews say that lighter sheet tears while you fit it. The green 6 m roll is about £22.48, score 64 and 4.3 from 67. The width is not printed, so it is not the value pick.
Rose heavy duty green, 5 m
Highest stored score at 78: 12 kg on a stated 5 m × 1 m, waterproof in the catalogue field, 4.6 from 322 reviews, about £28.50. The 25-year title is not a test.
Rose standard black mineral, 5 m
About £21.40 for a known 5 m², score 74, 4.5 from 716 reviews, with a printed 20 degree pitch and a 5-year line.
Editorial
Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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Public UK sources and the amazon.co.uk listings compared on this page. Listings captured 19 October 2026. Updated 23 October 2026.
This page contains affiliate links to amazon.co.uk (tag pcuk26-21). If you buy through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk figures already stored for this set. This is not a laboratory test of weathering, tear strength or a 25-year life.
