Tap Next on the drawing. It stays in view while you read.
Understand your roof
Replacing a wood shake roof
Ask your roofer
- Will you sheath over the spaced boards before shingling?
Ask them to put the answer in writing.
Why it matters
Old wood shakes sit on spaced boards with gaps, which can’t hold new shingle nails.
How it should be built
Tap Next on the drawing to see it go together, layer by layer.
- The shakes come off down to the boards.
- New sheathing goes over the boards, with H-clips between rafters.
- It’s nailed to every rafter, ready for the new roof.