Plank Decking Roof

Please inspect and provide a determination of whether the 1 x8 decking complies with building code for solid decking.

Plank decking roof.

Wood plank decks being found in low sloped pitched and even curved surfaces can take many forms. As a result at least one but often many of the shingle nailing lines end up falling smack between boards or so close to the edge that the nails lack holding power. Given these and other factors and that we are a lumber manufacturer rather than a structural engineering firm we suggest contacting the. Spaced or skip decking many older homes in older.

There are three types of wood roof decks. The insured s contractor contends the decking does not meet code and must be removed and replaced if the roof is replaced. Product evaluation code report 14076 assembly evaluation code. The roof decking is 1 x 8 1 8 planks.

Further laid flat as a roof deck instead of oriented vertically as trusses are design values are lowered while at the same time the additional material involved in a solid deck adds to the roof s strength. Plank decking in older homes plank decking may have been used for the roof decking substrate. Even if we filter it down to board sheathing only there can be square edges shiplap edges spaced decking and the ordinary tongue and groove that profile was explored in part ii of this series. They can be of several configurations.

Solid sheathing most new homes built after the mid to late 80 s typically have solid roof sheathing.