Old Wood Shake Roof

There are two main types.

Old wood shake roof.

Chances are your old wood shake shingle roof was installed over what s called an open spaced deck. A shakeis split to reveal the uneven natural grain of the wood on the face and isusually much thicker than a shingle. 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.

Cedar roofing comes in two varieties shingles or shakes. These can be brushed on or dipped before installation or professionally applied with spray equipment. A cedar shake roof has a much more rusticappearance but may not be historically accurate. Climate can affect its life expectancy.

Tapersawn wood shakes are sawn on both sides for a semi textured look with a stronger shadowline than a wood shingle. Boards that allow air to circulate under the shingles and dry them. Semitransparent oil based preservative stains on wood roofs. A shingleis tapered and smooth sawn on both surfaces for a uniform appearance.

Life expectancy of a shake roof a wood or composite shake roof can last around 30 years except pine which lasts around 20. 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. 1 handsplit and resawn and 2 tapersawn. Wood shakes are thicker than wood shingles.

This was possible because wood shakes are stiff planks of wood and would overlay these gaps without posing any sort of issue.