Timber Clad Roof Detail

Non loadbearing wall junctions 1 5.

Timber clad roof detail.

Design of timber cladding details. The boards are nailed to vertical battens on the substrate this could be masonry timber frame etc. Details on plan 1. Horizontal timber cladding is probably the most common and perhaps simpler option.

Tile hanging off timber frame 1 8. Drainage of external wall cavity must also be maintained see fig a 8 9. This serves to seal the building against damp and weather penetration. The inner wall structure should be fitted with a breather membrane.

Timber roof cladding is one of the best ways to accentuate your home or building. As such it should be highly durable and tear resistant in accordance with type 1 membranes in bs4016. Roof panels 3 8 1 roof panel connections 3 9. 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. Vertical timber cladding can come in the form of tongue and groove or board on board along with open joint options too. 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. Shingles are thin pieces of wood sawn on either side creating a smooth flat surface that is rather uniform in effect.

Timber boarding on timber frame 1 9. This timber frame home designed and built by facit homes is clad in timber rain screen coated in a dark stain green oak cladding for instance is likely to move a lot so the battens might need to be positioned closer together to minimise this. Render on timber frame. Detail design timber cladding basic principles in principle any timber cladding should be designed as a rainscreen.

Figure a 8 9typical closed deck timber frame balcony detail at a penthouse level.