Timber shingle shake roofs.
Mitred hips roof.
Install furring strips along hip before slating roof.
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Interleave mitred tiles with metal soakers extending a minimum 100mm to each side of hip.
Autocad 2000 dwg format for further information on slate roof details and d.
To calculate the length of a ridge in a hipped roof you simply subtract the width away from the length.
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Importantly though you must add the thickness of the ridge back on to that measurement so we can use the same common rafters already measured we ve removed the 50mm purple ridge from above so need to now add 50mm on to the new longer ridge.
Furring strips were nailed to roof with 2 5 inch hot dipped galvanized common nails.
We work both locally and nationally on specialty slate roofing.
Where possible it is advisable to use either bonnet hip tiles or specify specially made arris hip tiles to suit the particular roof pitch instead.
Hip roofs or so called hipped roofs are a special type of roof that has a very gentle slope at the sides with a downward pattern towards the side walls.
The cambrian mitred hip system has been specifically designed for use with cambrian slates to achieve a neat mitred hip detail whilst ensuring a high resistance to wind uplift over a wide range of rafter pitches and plan angles.
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Extreme care is needed to achieve a neat finish at the hip.
Cambrian mitred hip system.
Provides a neat and attractive finish to the hip line.
Fix soakers by turning down over heads of mitred tiles.
These are 3 4 inch furring strips being used for standard thickness 3 16 inch to 1 4 inch slates.
This autocad detail can be used in your roof design cad drawings.