Wet rot to the roof batten ends.
Roof verge construction details.
As well as the small selection of roof detail drawings shown here many of the building notes have a related construction detail drawing with specific dimensions eg rafter sizes spans insulations types for purchase with the building specifications.
On inspecting the roof from a ladder we noted a number of key defects.
One pitched roof construction method is a cut roof method.
This is more of a traditional manner in regards to cutting the timber while onsite and building up the roof by the use of rafters ridge boards joists and purlins among others.
This can be determined by the size of the timbers or the size of the roof.
To provide a drip edge allow an overhang of 1 to 2 inches at the eave.
In this method there are joists and rafters.
Wind driven rain tends to only affect shallow pitch roofing and since this roof pitch was circa 45 degrees then we saw no need to spend money addressing a problem that didn t exist.
To provide a drip edge allow an overhang of 1 to 2 inches at the eave.
Fix standard tiles and tile and a half tiles in alternate courses.
At the gable edge use a gable or sidewall flashing.
At the gable edge use a gable or sidewall flashing.
This will keep weather out prevent lifting in high winds and provide a neat fin ished appearance.
Carry tiling battens over undercloak and finish 100mm from verge edge.
The edge of a pitched roof as it meets the gable end is called a verge.
The sides of the tiles down the verge were traditionally cemented nowadays closing strips are available.
9 3 built up roofing because this is a wood detailing manual this section will only attempt to highlight some basic edge conditions that often adversely affect adjacent wood construction.
Dry fix options for verges are also available from a number of manufacturers.
Additional construction details drawings.
Cracking failure and close of cement verge fillets.
The trim and roofing sheet should be fastened every 12 to 24 inches along the gable edge.
This will keep weather out prevent lifting in high winds and provide a neat finished appearance.
Carry underlay 50mm onto outer leaf of gable wall.
Bed an undercloak of plain tiles laid face down with bottom ends exposed projecting not more than 50mm beyond face of wall.
There are a couple of different methods for constructing pitched style roofs.
Tiles here are normally fixed in some way to prevent wind and rain from getting underneath the tiles.
Verge the wall or rafter under the edge of a roof where it tops a gable end.
Cad details document name pdf dwg download all cad construction details 37 1 mb 3 4 mb mc01 identification of roof areas 694 kb 167 kb mc01a single layer underlayment 678 kb 302 kb mc01b double layer underlayment 711 kb 322 kb mc02 vent pipe flashing 626 kb 349 kb mc03 valley.
