Exposed Roof Decking

Detach the nails that hold the exposed roofing.
Exposed roof decking. Plank sheathing usually 1 6 or 1 8 was used as a roof deck before plywood. Designed for single and multi span applications rosboro laminated decking provides a high strength visually appealing base for any mass timber structure. Rotted roof decking cannot be repaired it must be replaced. The exposed surface is available with either architectural or industrial appearance to fit a variety of project needs.
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. Water is your roof s number one enemy. Water seeps into your roofing system in many different ways. In the first half of the 20th century roofs in missouri were built with wood shingles over planks spaced about 1 apart.
Scroll down below for options. 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. This tongue and groove decking combines appearance grade with unsurpassed quality of finish making them ideal for exposed ceiling applications. Roof decking sits beneath the shingles used to protect the house from the weather.
Our new smooth series cellular deck offers a blemish free beam to pan rivet. The product comes endmatched meaning it is tongue and grooved on the ends so the boards do not have to meet on supports.