The most common rafter spacing is 24 inches and 5 8 inch plywood is recommended for that.
Roof sheathing thickness mn.
The international codes i codes are the widely accepted comprehensive set of model codes used in the us and abroad to help ensure the engineering of safe sustainable affordable and resilient structures.
A single valley or hip rafter must be located at all valleys and hips.
Sheathing should be a minimum of 19 32 inch thick.
For rafters spaced 20 or more inches apart 1 2 or 5 8 inch plywood is recommended.
The cap nail shank shall be a minimum of 12 gauge 0 105 inches with a length to penetrate through the roof sheathing or a minimum of 3 4 inch 19 mm into the roof sheathing.
8d ring shank nails should be used instead.
Underlayment shall be attached using metal or plastic cap nails with a head diameter of not less than 1 inch 25 4 mm with a thickness of at least 32 gauge sheet metal.
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The thickness required by josh s circumstances are good for roof snow loads of up to 70 psf again spanning 24.
Hand framed roofs must have a ridge board at least one inch nominal thickness and not less in depth than the cut end of the rafter.
The single valley or hip rafters must be at least two inches nominal thickness and at least the depth of the cut of the rafter.
Severe weather 23 32 cat ps1 09 square structural pressure treated southern yellow pine sheathing application as 4 x 8.
The international code council icc is a non profit organization dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design build and compliance process.
15 32 cat ps1 09 square structural douglas fir sheathing application as 4 x 8.
For the curious 7 16 osb has a span rating of 24 16 and with supports every 24 inches is good for a roof live load of 40 psf pounds per square foot with a 10 psf dead load.
The typical thickness range for sheathing is 3 8 to 3 4 inch.
It will support roof.
Roof sheathing comes in grid marked 4 by 8 foot sheets and should be installed perpendicular to the frame.