How To Install Roof Sheathing At The Peak

For vaulted or cathedral roof construction provide a free ventilation path from eaves to ridge between all rafters.

How to install roof sheathing at the peak.

This is a simple pitched roof line with ridge beam and rafters attached with slope hangers. This video shows how some roofs fail under heavy winds in uplift situations. But as we see housing developments boom across the nation we see a new player in town. Then align a chalk line with the sheathing on the peak of the roof and trim off the tops of those sheets as well.

Install baffles providing a minimum of 1 inch of clear space between framing and or under roof decking at eaves to ensure that ceiling or roof insulation does not block ventilation paths. Leave a slight gap as if the sheathing was cut a little short and install the sheathing to a matching edge no gap. 7 repeat the process with the opposite side of the gable roof. Keep these tips in mind when roofing in hurricane areas.

I have seen two thoughts. They re ubiquitous from the sunny coasts to the red interior. How should the sheathing meet at the roof peak when there will be no ridge vent. We love our tin or tile rooftops in australia.

We go in depth on how to install roof sheathing. During a hurricane the strength of the sheathing on the roof can greatly impact the homes ability to weather the storm.