Roof Sheathing With No Facia

This video shows how some roofs fail under heavy winds in uplift situations.

Roof sheathing with no facia.

If i m using asphalt shingles i always protect the sheathing with ice and water shield first pulling it onto the fascia and rake boards and cover it with trim. When sheathing a roof the first step is to snap a line so that the first row goes on straight. This article series discusses roofing installation including roof sheathing roof underlayment roof coverings such as shingles slates or membranes and roof flashing. The shingle overhang is also not long enough.

The connection between the roof sheathing and the structure is a vulnerable point that is known to fail during a hurricane. Upon inspection there is no drip edge installed on the rear part of the roof and the gutter at the higher end was installed up against the shingle edge. Keep these tips in mind when roofing in hurricane areas. 4 reduced roof tile overhang by capping over the boards the guttering will be set slightly further away from the roof tiles this may cause rain water to run behind the gutter rather than into it.

On 2019 09 02 by david debord. The framing continues with roof sheathing. There is aluminum covering the facia board but it did not stop water from getting behind it. Most manufacturers specify at least a 4 12 roof pitch for installing them meaning for every foot the rafters extend out from the ridge beam they drop down 4 inches.

We go in depth on how to install roof sheathing. This is a known issue that is directly caused by capping over the fascia instead of doing a proper job and replacing it. Starting with how to place the first row of sheathing we cover fastening methods the use of h clips stagg. And if gutter is properly secured to the fascia roof runoff water will drip into the gutter without more flashing.