Shiplap Roofing Boards

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Shiplap roofing boards.

Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Our shiplap is available in both a premium raw pine and a paint ready primed product. After the 1960s the predominant residential roofing substrate became 1 2 cdx plywood. Today a shiplap roof is usually 60 years old.

Our custom pattern gives you the look of shiplap with a perfect 1 8 gap in between each board to give you the desired nickel gap effect. Shiplap roof decking was widely used in the 50 through 80 s era when plywood hadn t yet made its way into new construction. Shiplap is now considered an enemy of asphalt shingles. But the lumber was not usually kiln dried.

As wood dries it shrinks. When the roof was first nailed on of course all the nails were in solid wood. Straight grain and uniform texture make shiplap ideal for carpentry hobbies furniture shelving and general finish work. Open spaces form between the once tightly fitted shiplap boards.

Simply put traditional shiplap is a kind of wooden board that is often used for building barns and sheds. It used to be standard to use shiplap 1 boards tongue groove or other boards for the roof deck. Shiplap one of the hottest trends of late is available in our custom milled pattern. Barn wood white shiplap pine board 6 pack model 263248.

Shiplap is known for its ability to form a tight seal while allowing the. These 8 to 12 inch wide boards were nailed together tight. Over time shiplap fir wood resin dissipates causing the boards to shrink crack form knot holes and become extremely brittle. Shiplap has a groove cut into the top and bottom which allows the boards to fit together and gives it a unique appearance.

Being ideal for asphalt shingles in the early days of its creation shiplap sits beneath the roof of many homes about thirty years old. Nails screws or construction adhesives can be used with shiplap boards.