The roof deck is installed over the roof rafters and provides the surface for the application of the roofing shingles. The roof deck (sheathing) can be plywood, plank or hardboard.
The material used to cover the outside surface of the roof framing to provide lateral and rack support to the roof, as well as to provide a nailing surface for the roofing material. This material most commonly consists of plywood or horizontally laid wood boards. Click here to learn more about roofs.
The wood panels or sheet material fastened to the roof rafters or trusses on which the shingle or other roof covering is laid.
Most commonly, the boards or sheet material fastened to the roof Trusses of roof rafters onto which the shingle or other roof covering, weather repelling material is laid.
Plywood or similar sheets which are fastened to the roof rafters. Building paper is applied and then roof covering.
The boards that provide the base for the finished roof.
are boards or sheet material which are nailed to the top edges of trusses or rafters to tie the roof together and support the roofing material.
These are flat boards that are nailed to the rafters to which is fastened the covering.
Any boards or sheet-like material that is fastened to roof rafters on which shingles or other roofing materials are to be laid.
Flat boards which are nailed to the rafters on the top of a house, to which tar paper and then shingles are attached. see also Roof Deck.
Flat boards nailed to the rafters to which a covering is fastened.