Timber Clad Roof Detail

Timber cladding should provide adequate weather protection for the buildings.

Timber clad roof detail.

Vertical timber cladding can come in the form of tongue and groove or board on board along with open joint options too. Folded ridge ventilating ridge detail at eaves external gutter valley details detail at gable. When using other natural materials the good hat and boots principles is often cited. Roof panels 3 8 1 roof panel connections 3 9.

Timber boarding on timber frame 1 9. Assuming that the cladding will always be subject to some penetration of moisture a separate protective membrane will be necessary behind the cladding largely protected from wind rain and daylight by the cladding itself. Figure a 8 9typical closed deck timber frame balcony detail at a penthouse level. Some typical detail for a timber cladding roof can be found here with a timber board fixed to batten over a membrane clad plywood roof.

Shingles are thin pieces of wood sawn on either side creating a smooth flat surface that is rather uniform in effect. In one form a timber clad roof consists of a fully watertight membrane applied to a plywood clad roof with timber battens installed over insulation and castellated timber batten. Details on plan 1. Tile hanging off timber frame 1 8.

Horizontal timber cladding is probably the most common and perhaps simpler option. Oct 27 2017 roof detail drawings in an autocad format. Insulated roof and non insulated roof detail drawings. Design of timber cladding details.

Non loadbearing wall junctions 1 5. Timber roof cladding is one of the best ways to accentuate your home or building. Timber cladding for roofs primarily comes as either shingles or slates each with their own individual aesthetic. However it must be assumed that not all wind driven rain will be deflected.

The boards are nailed to vertical battens on the substrate this could be masonry timber frame etc. Drainage of external wall cavity must also be maintained see fig a 8 9. It should be raised away from the ground by a minimum of 250mm to avoid excessive damage at the splash line at ground level and a good roof overhang should be provided to minimise the impact of weathering. Render on timber frame.

Detail design timber cladding basic principles in principle any timber cladding should be designed as a rainscreen. This should be the same for timber cladding.