Plank Decking Roof

Solid sheathing most new homes built after the mid to late 80 s typically have solid roof sheathing.

Plank decking roof.

The roof decking is 1 x 8 1 8 planks. As a result at least one but often many of the shingle nailing lines end up falling smack between boards or so close to the edge that the nails lack holding power. They can be of several configurations. Given these and other factors and that we are a lumber manufacturer rather than a structural engineering firm we suggest contacting the.

Structural panels concrete roof deck is an innovative technology designed to provide a structural roof sheathing without the need for thermal barriers pouring setting or curing which resolves the latent moisture issue commonly found in roofing with poured concrete. On older homes planks were often spaced for wood or slate roofs with wider exposures than the standard 5 inch tab on asphalt shingles. Further laid flat as a roof deck instead of oriented vertically as trusses are design values are lowered while at the same time the additional material involved in a solid deck adds to the roof s strength. Even if we filter it down to board sheathing only there can be square edges shiplap edges spaced decking and the ordinary tongue and groove that profile was explored in part ii of this series.

Tongue and groove plywood or osb sheathing plank sheathing. The insured s contractor contends the decking does not meet code and must be removed and replaced if the roof is replaced. Product evaluation code report 14076 assembly evaluation code. Please inspect and provide a determination of whether the 1 x8 decking complies with building code for solid decking.

Spaced or skip decking many older homes in older.