Old Wood Shake Roof

Tapersawn wood shakes are sawn on both sides for a semi textured look with a stronger shadowline than a wood shingle.

Old wood shake roof.

There are two main types. Life expectancy of a shake roof a wood or composite shake roof can last around 30 years except pine which lasts around 20. Cedar roofing comes in two varieties shingles or shakes. This was possible because wood shakes are stiff planks of wood and would overlay these gaps without posing any sort of issue.

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. A shakeis split to reveal the uneven natural grain of the wood on the face and isusually much thicker than a shingle. These can be brushed on or dipped before installation or professionally applied with spray equipment. Wood shakes are thicker than wood shingles.

A shingleis tapered and smooth sawn on both surfaces for a uniform appearance. Boards that allow air to circulate under the shingles and dry them. Handsplit and resawn shakes have the split face exposed with a naturally rustic appearance and are sawn on the back. Chances are your old wood shake shingle roof was installed over what s called an open spaced deck.

These days most roofers cover skip sheathing with plywood because it stiffens the roof and is safer to walk on. Typically it s composed of 1 6 deck boards spaced about 4 5 inches apart. Semitransparent oil based preservative stains on wood roofs. Climate can affect its life expectancy.

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.