Roof Sheathing Boards

Generally you ll need to place two nails at each location where it makes contact with a roof truss.

Roof sheathing boards.

For pricing and availability. Typical types of wood used for roof sheathing are oriented strand board known as osb and plywood the most popular being osb. For slats featuring face widths of 12 inches you will space three nails evenly apart about every 3 inches. Benefits of densdeck roof board include.

Osb sheathing 15 32 cat ps2 10 osb sheathing application as 4 x 8. Thermostat 7 16 cat ps2 10 osb sheathing application as 4 x 8. Sheets of 7 16 inch thick with no edge support can be used in an area where the snow load is 30 pounds per square foot. Shown to withstand delamination deterioration warping and jobsite damage more effectively than other roofing membrane substrates such as paper faced gypsum board fiber board and perlite insulation.

An excellent fire barrier densdeck roof boards feature a noncombustible core and inorganic surface that offer greater fire protection than other conventional commercial roofing products when applied over combustible roof decks and steel decks. Open sheathing may also be chosen for economic reasons but only if used with roofing systems such as metal or tile which. The boards are more attractive when viewed from underneath than rough plywood. Slats of wood used for roof sheathing are lumber boards with face widths ranging from 4 to 12 inches.

This type of roof sheathing is used under wood shingles and shakes which usually require ventilation on both sides of the roofing material. With edge support and the same snow load 3 8 inch osb can be used. For pricing and availability.