Plywood Overhang Roof

Plywood sheathing delivers outstanding rigidity strength and versatility and is an excellent choice for light frame wall and roof assemblies in weather protected applications.

Plywood overhang roof.

Properly fasten panels including fastening and spacing hints step 4. This indicates the truss tails. Cover sheathing with. Check the nailing surface is level step 2.

Most roofs will be sheathed in plywood at least 3 8 inch thick. That will suffice on a roof with rafters set 16 inches apart with minimal roof loads. With a flat shed roof the roof simply extends past the wall plate to provide an overhang. More product details close.

Because this style of a shed has a flat roof it can facilitate a wider overhang which is ideal for storage. The size of the roof overhang you choose depends largely on the style of your shed s roof. The edge of the shingles should hang over a roof between an inch and an inch and a half or between a half inch and three quarters of an inch if drip edge flashing is installed. Loads will vary with the pitch of the roof.

Things needed tape measure chalk line circular saw 4 foot by 8 foot sheets of 3 4 inch plywood or osb framing nailer. Draw a full scale mockup and snap a line with fascia in kind to figure out for the sheathing snap line swing the square over to the pitch of the roof in this case it is a. Then we re going to use a scrap of 2x4 to space off the square and strike a line there. Too little can allow water to seep into rake or fascia boards.