Toungeandgroove Roof Sheathing

For 5 8 or thicker roof sheathing on 16 o c.
Toungeandgroove roof sheathing. The anchor of the system that keeps water out the base onto which you nail your roofing the major part of the brace system for your trusses rafters a key piece of the stiffening system that protects your house from earthquakes and blasts of wind. Rafters it shouldn t be an issue. As wood dries it shrinks. 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.
Tongue and groove boards were used for decades prior to the widespread adoption of plywood as a sheathing material in the 1950s and 1960s. Both are available with t g. The other one is plywood. Roof sheathing materials plywood.
In my experience the need for tongue and groove or edge clips is determined by the thickness of the roof sheathing and the spacing of the rafters. This tongue and groove decking combines appearance grade with unsurpassed quality of finish making them ideal for exposed ceiling applications. Product overview 2 in. Say what you want about them but osb and plywood do not offer a very attractive finished look.
A strong resilient roof is a home s first line of defense when the roof deck is exposed to weather. These 8 to 12 inch wide boards were nailed together tight. Oriented strand board osb. But the lumber was not usually kiln dried.
It also holds roofing nails. Some use clips as convenient spacers. For improved performance consider thicker roof sheathing panels panel edge clips or panels with tongue and groove edges. The main reason to use tongue and groove boards these days is appearance from beneath the roof.
A 1 8 inch space between adjacent panel end and edge joints is recommended unless the panel manufacturer indicates otherwise. Tongue and groove decking provides the customer with an outstanding solution for roof and subfloor structure where exposed to the lower level. When the roof was first nailed on of course all the nails were in solid wood. Tongue and groove roof decking especially the one from solid wood boards is one of the two most common choices for residential use right now.
Made up of multiple layers of wood strands compressed at odd angles to each other and bound.