Timber Clad Roof Detail

Timber roof cladding is one of the best ways to accentuate your home or building.

Timber clad roof detail.

Horizontal timber cladding is probably the most common and perhaps simpler option. However it must be assumed that not all wind driven rain will be deflected. Separating wall junctions 1 4. Insulated roof and non insulated roof detail drawings.

Timber cladding should provide adequate weather protection for the buildings. Detail design timber cladding basic principles in principle any timber cladding should be designed as a rainscreen. 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. Shingles are thin pieces of wood sawn on either side creating a smooth flat surface that is rather uniform in effect.

Tile hanging off timber frame 1 8. Figure a 8 9typical closed deck timber frame balcony detail at a penthouse level. Oct 27 2017 roof detail drawings in an autocad format. 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.

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. Render on timber frame. Design of timber cladding details. Roof panels 3 8 1 roof panel connections 3 9.

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. Detailing of breather membrane and roof covering junction is as typical but care must be taken not to restrict ventilation to timber and or external wall cavity. 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. This should be the same for timber cladding. Details on plan 1. Non loadbearing wall junctions 1 5.

When using other natural materials the good hat and boots principles is often cited. Timber boarding on timber frame 1 9.