Exposed Roof Decking

In the first half of the 20th century roofs in missouri were built with wood shingles over planks spaced about 1 apart.

Exposed roof decking.

The product comes endmatched meaning it is tongue and grooved on the ends so the boards do not have to meet on supports. Designed for single and multi span applications rosboro laminated decking provides a high strength visually appealing base for any mass timber structure. Since roof decking is made from wood and wood composites it is particularly susceptible to rotting and water damage when continuously exposed to sustained or excess moisture. Our 3 6 southern pine 1 face t g v roof decking comes predrilled with spikes for driving horizontally through the board into the previous piece which pulls them together nicely.

Scroll down below for options. Tongue and groove decking provides the customer with an outstanding solution for roof and subfloor structure where exposed to the lower level. Wood shingle are expensive so when these roofs need to be torn off and replaced it is cheaper to resheath the entire roof and go over it. The exposed surface is available with either architectural or industrial appearance to fit a variety of project needs.

Plank sheathing usually 1 6 or 1 8 was used as a roof deck before plywood. Roof decking sits beneath the shingles used to protect the house from the weather. This tongue and groove decking combines appearance grade with unsurpassed quality of finish making them ideal for exposed ceiling applications. Water seeps into your roofing system in many different ways.

Our new smooth series cellular deck offers a blemish free beam to pan rivet. Detach the nails that hold the exposed roofing.