Gable Roof No Overhang

We will protect shade the west windows with cedar awnings grates.

Gable roof no overhang.

Uplift of roof decking at the overhang. I reshingle this past year and pulled out old r14 insulation and retaped as many as visually possible areas of vapour barrier leaks cuts in material etc. With the west east overhangs the main use is siding window protection and keeping rain snow from foundation. We love the look of the no overhang scottish style roof line as well.

Also note that a new fully adhered membrane is installed on the original roof deck replacing the one installed 17 years ago is folded down to catch the top edge of the wall water control layer. This can be from two causes. However for larger extensions you ll need to hire a professional to get up there and remove large portions of the roof before extending the overhang. The biggest problems with gable end overhang strength occur if your roof overhang is greater than about 12 inches.

Over roof insulation the gable overhang has been cut flush with the wall sheathing. With our house we are planning minimal east and west overhangs and ample south and north overhangs. Extending a gable roof can be tricky since it involves working on the roof but you may be able to do it yourself if you only need to add 1 2 2 inches 1 3 5 1 cm. Inadequate nailing of the sheathing to supporting framing or inadequate connections of the framing at the rake edge that supports the roof.