Old Wood Shake Roof

1 handsplit and resawn and 2 tapersawn.

Old wood shake roof.

A shingleis tapered and smooth sawn on both surfaces for a uniform appearance. There are two main types. In harsh weather where freeze thaw cycles are common or in wet weather climates they may not last as long. Typically it s composed of 1 6 deck boards spaced about 4 5 inches apart.

If an old roof was once covered with wood shingles or shakes they were likely nailed to skip sheathing which consists of widely spaced 1 in. These can be brushed on or dipped before installation or professionally applied with spray equipment. Life expectancy of a shake roof a wood or composite shake roof can last around 30 years except pine which lasts around 20. Boards that allow air to circulate under the shingles and dry them.

Chances are your old wood shake shingle roof was installed over what s called an open spaced deck. Wood shakes are thicker than wood shingles. A cedar shake roof has a much more rusticappearance but may not be historically accurate. Effective wood roof shake or shingle preservative treatments include copper naphthenate with a 3 to 4 metal content and copper octoate with a 1 to 2 metal content.

Cedar roofing comes in two varieties shingles or shakes. Semitransparent oil based preservative stains on wood roofs. Handsplit and resawn shakes have the split face exposed with a naturally rustic appearance and are sawn on the back. Tapersawn wood shakes are sawn on both sides for a semi textured look with a stronger shadowline than a wood shingle.

A shakeis split to reveal the uneven natural grain of the wood on the face and isusually much thicker than a shingle.