How much of a gap should there be between the furnace vent pipe and the hot water heater vent pipe and the roofdecking on a roof penetration? Do you need to use fire proof/retardant caulk in the air gap?
Anyone have any written requirements for the removal of decking nails used in OSB decking that do not make contact with the trusses they are intended to be driven into? I have been told that over time wind, heat, and cold cycles cause the nails to withdraw causing possible roof shingle leakage.
Getting my roof replaced. The decking is 1x12's. Is this decking in compliance with most shingle manufacturer's warranty? I'm being advised that most shingle manufacturers do not warranty their shingles when attached to 1x12's. Thanks.
covering and the roofdeck. When the roofdecking is blown off confirm that the roofdecking is properly decking, your roofdeck is probably joints in your roofdeck. This will over the roofdecking and secondary
There are two common options for framing a home s roof. A rafter system that connects to a ridge beam is the most flexible, allowing for design elements like vaulted and cathedral ceilings and wide open attic spaces. A rafter system, however, must be built piece-by-piece on location.
section, can be reconfigured, is hoseable and blends into the background. I am interested in this product myself for a flat roofdeck. For my purposes it must be light enough to pick up to clean periodically and easy to reassemble. I threw away my 4 wooden
the bathroom taking shape, Bob heads to famed Coney Island with Borough President Marty Markowitz to get a closer look at this historic section of Brooklyn. Back on location, Bob takes a quick look at progress being made on the roofdeck.
a long time to become visible by this time, much of the roofdecking, insulation and sheet rock will be already be saturated ridges for water dripping or dark stains. A dark stain on the roofdecking may indicate a leak above, but McLoughlin cautions that
materials, they only work if they're installed correctly. Space the nails six inches apart, Reinhold says. Over the roofdecking, you need a strong underlayment so that if the top layer of roofing material (typically shingles or tiles) comes off
short period as a way to keep rain water off the wood plywood roofdecking until the shingles can get installed. Give a little more is never a good idea to put roofing material on a wet wood roofdeck. but should understand why it got wet and fix that too before