How To Sheath A Roof Ridge

This video shows how some roofs fail under heavy winds in uplift situations.

How to sheath a roof ridge.

This is a simple pitched roof line with ridge beam and rafters attached with slope hangers. A tapered piece of sheathing can be cut to fill in at the eave if necessary. Sheathing should be a minimum of 19 32 inch thick. Tighter nail spacing is recommended 4 inches on center maximum.

Osb is lightweight relatively inexpensive and strong enough to resist bending or breaking should someone walk on the roof. Never attach roof sheathing with staples. I have seen two thoughts. 8d ring shank nails should be used instead.

Keep these tips in mind when roofing in hurricane areas. The roof s sheathing helps to keep the roof trusses or rafters properly spaced and is the strength that holds. I noticed when the job was all done that they had left a gap in the ridge of the gambrel roof sheathing of about 3 inches and applied the asphalt shingle cap directly over it. The typical thickness range for sheathing is 3 8 to 3 4 inch.

Necessarily at the edge of the sheathing. Nailing accuracy is crucial along this member. Having virtually no framing experience i purchased a 10 16 cedar shed from shedsusa. They pre fab all the walls and build the shed on site.

Holes drilled in roof sheathing for ventilation roof diaphragm action is maintained. How should the sheathing meet at the roof peak when there will be no ridge vent. Sheath one slope of the roof at a time ripping the top course to the needed width at the ridge. During a hurricane the strength of the sheathing on the roof can greatly impact the homes ability to weather the storm.

When one slope is completely sheathed pop a chalk line down any slope edge as in a hip roof that needs to be cut at an angle. Roof sheathing comes in grid marked 4 by 8 foot sheets and should be installed perpendicular to the frame. Leave a slight gap as if the sheathing was cut a little short and install the sheathing to a matching edge no gap. In the u s roof sheathing is almost always composed of wood usually osb oriented strand board or plywood.

Roof sheathing or decking is one of those elements.