Which way round to lay felt roof on my garden shed

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Dumbest question ever I know, but the felt that's come with my new shed is light grey on one side and dark grey/black on the other side. Which way should face upwards please?
 
Update: The light grey side is rough so I will lay with it facing upwards. Also, 1 day after building shed, there are literally hundreds of tiny flies crawling all over the wood. Any idea what they are, and will they eat the wood? Thanks
 
Could simply be midges after the moisture in the wood. When the weather gets a bit humid we tend to get what we call 'Thunder Flies'.
They are tiny black flies which can even get through fine mesh.
Simply vacuum them up. When I vacuum them up inside my workshop I tend to spray inside the collection bag with a dose of fly killer just to make sure they die.
 
Not such a dumb question. this time. My pent shed came with 4 fascias to place on all 4 sides of the roof to cover where the felt overlaps. I have seen a video on youtube warning not to place a fascia on the lowest side cos it will trap rain water. Do I just do the other 3 sides, and maybe add a guttering to the low edge? If yes, i may add a small water butt if available as no room for a big one.
 
Yes blocking off 3 sides will prevent water running off edges you don't want them to. You can fix a treated batten or similar to the gutter edge to help deflect water into the gutter.
 
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