Different uses for roofing underlay

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EviLClouD

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#305955 16-Jun-2023 14:07

Hi there,

I have about half a roll of roofing underlay left over from a re-roof.
Are there any other uses for this? Is it worth keeping or should i just bin it?

Thanks in advance

Senecio

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#3090778 16-Jun-2023 16:12

If you can't find another use for it throw on FB marketplace as free to collect. Better that someone else gets use out of it than going to landfill.

wally22

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#3090834 16-Jun-2023 18:34

I'm doing a small roofing job for my son that needs some underlay, if you are in Wellington or anywhere near Rangitikei and prepared to donate.

We can pick up.

pih

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#3090842 16-Jun-2023 19:08

If you're in North-ish Auckland I could probably use it for a small job I have to do.

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#3090855 16-Jun-2023 20:37

Throw away otherwise useless building materials? Hand back your DIY license immediately!

You must hoard these until there is a variety of pests living within them then you can safely spend a fortune to have the disposed of by a pest control dude.

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#3090865 16-Jun-2023 21:04

If the underlay is the heavyweight black type, loosely rolled it will turn into an ant farm. When it's time to evict them the local blackbirds will line up to help.

EviLClouD

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#3090879 16-Jun-2023 22:45

Sorry it ended up going to a friend. Couldn’t think of a use personally, but they had a small roofing job coming up so worked out in the end!

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#3090942 17-Jun-2023 12:16

So a good result. Well done!