Asphalt felt

Description

A waterproof roofing product composed of felted fabric saturated with asphalt. Asphalt felt, first developed in the last quarter of the 19th century, was used as a protective layer under shingles and siding.

Synonyms and Related Terms

feutre bitumineux (Fr.); tela betuminosa (Port.);

Authority

• Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

• The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980

• Thomas C. Jester (ed.), Thomas C. Jester (ed.), Twentieth-Century Building Materials, McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995