Roof Sheathing And Shingles

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Roof sheathing and shingles.

Zip system sheathing and tape provides a water resistant durable underlayment for many finished roof coverings including metal tile and asphalt shingles fiberglass shingles and cedar shingles. Let owens corning help you determine when it is time for a new roof and then let us help you choose the shingles for your roof that are right for you. Typically older homes were originally roofed with wood shakes or shingles. Experience the total owens corning roofing system and high quality roofing shingles.

Spacing and significant changes in moisture. Owens corning produces high quality asphalt coating asphalt sealants and adhesives for asphalt shingles. The roof s sheathing helps to keep the roof trusses or rafters properly spaced and is the strength that holds. Check the nailing surface is level step 2.

Ventilate the roof according to current building codes step 3. To encourage drying they were laid over wood board roof sheathing with spaces left between the boards to improve air flow. If the sheathing is properly gapped then the gaps can close causing the shingles spanning the gap to buckle. Cover sheathing with.

Properly fasten panels including fastening and spacing hints step 4. If the sheathing is not gapped the sheathing itself may buckle especially with thin sheathing 24 in. When the original wood shakes or shingles failed they were typically replaced with asphalt shingles which require solid sheathing. And scroll down to see more details on each with installation hints and tips below.