The Part Of The Roof Under The Roof

Roof edge or eaves edge all the boards running along the edge of the roof or eaves.

The part of the roof under the roof. It also supports the gutters and drainage pipes as well as to help enhance the appearance of the house. Under the quebec construction code certain kinds of particleboard are also authorized. Roof sheathing material is usually plywood or oriented strand board osb that is just under half an inch. The purpose of the fascia board is to prevent water and wind from damaging the interior of the house and the roof.

Usually made from 1 2 inch plywood the decking closes and reinforces the roof structure and provides a nailbed for the shingles. Parts of the roof s edge. Decking is supported by the roof frame and the layers of a roof which we cover below and all rest on top of the decking. The fascia which derives from the same word in latin meaning doorframe serves as a finishing edge that serves both as a decoration and protector for your roof.

The fascia is attached to the edge of the roof and stretches horizontally from one end of the rafters to the other. Take a look at your roof and focus on where it extends from your house. Felt the bituminous paper used by roofers usually made of a combination of asphalt and either paper or rags. The roof ridge or ridge of a roof is the horizontal line running the length of the roof where the two roof planes meet.

Fascia a decorative board extending down from the roof edge either at the eave or at the rake. This intersection creates the highest point on a roof sometimes referred to as the peak. Eaves the lower edge of a roof often overhanging beyond the edge of the house.