Roof Over Sheeting

Roof sheathing basics the skeleton of a roof is formed with rafters or trusses generally spaced 16 inches or 24 inches apart from the center of one rafter to the center of the next.

Roof over sheeting. Snap a vertical chalk line 1 4 inch from the rake edge of the roof using a chalk box. Open spaces form between the once tightly fitted shiplap boards. Out of stock online. Before you reshingle a roof read our step by step guide for adding new shingles over old ones.

Today a shiplap roof is usually 60 years old. Sm rib galvalume steel 29 gauge roof siding panel in white. Install the first metal panel on the low end of the roof square to the eave. The eave flashing or edging is just the steel metal strips used to cover the entire perimeter of the roof.

Asphalt shingles can be laid over cedar shakes or shingles however this is a roofing project best left to pros. Slide the sheet one rafter width over the end of the roof so the edge is centered on the next rafter offset one rafter spacing from the first piece of installed sheathing from the row below. Sheet metal metal roof panels 12 ft. You are essentially sealing off the metal roof with this flashing and you need to make sure that is securely fastened.

Over time shiplap fir wood resin dissipates causing the boards to shrink crack form knot holes and become extremely brittle. Metal roofing 25 30 in. Next you are ready to install the metal roof. A strong resilient roof is a home s first line of defense when the roof deck is exposed to weather.

To stabilize the rafters support the roofing material and hold the entire roof together roof sheathing is installed. Zip system roof assembly combines our revolutionary integrated sheathing and flashing tape or liquid flashing to provide a sealed roof for protection against moisture intrusion during construction or if high winds strip the roof covering away. Begin on the left side of the roof working to the right. Metal roofing 3x10 drip edge white corrugated tin.

By gibraltar building products 52 40 piece. Beveled wood pieces called horsefeathers must be laid along the thick edges of the shakes to make a fairly flat surface. You can use 1 inch nails for the installation of eave flashing. After the 1960s the predominant residential roofing substrate became 1 2 cdx plywood.