Gaps In Roof Sheathing

So you re talking about you re going to reroof and you have a gap between the wall sheathing and the roof sheathing.

Gaps in roof sheathing. Panel edge clips or some other type of edge suppoprt like blocking are only required for structural ratings with thinner panels and larger support spacing like 3 8 sheathing on roof trusses 24 o c. And i was advised that that gap should be protected by a home inspector. The current vendor of the house claims that the reason for the gaps in the roofing visible from inside the atic is that it is a breathing roof. He s told us that the gaps are required to prevent condensation or any adverse impact to the timber within.

Never attach roof sheathing with staples. 8d ring shank nails should be used instead. Roof sheathing comes in grid marked 4 by 8 foot sheets and should be installed perpendicular to the frame. The house has been framed and sheathing and home wrap installed but no drywall yet.

Floor and roof sheathing conforming with this table shall be deemed to meet the design criteria of section 2304 7. My osb sheathing on the exterior side of my exterior walls has many a gaps varrying from 1 8 to 1 4 as the proper installation instructions require the sheathing to be gapped with a nail to allow expansion due to humidity changes. Sheathing should be a minimum of 19 32 inch thick. 1 inch 25 4 mm 1 pound per square foot 0 0479 kn m 2.

Would require panel edge clips for support see item 7 under fastening hints on pg 2 of the attached apa guide n335 and footnote d. There are a few 1 2 inch wide gaps between some vertical osb panels on wall and above some windows and a few irregular roundish holes one in closet near floor and one up high in one of the rooms. Now wait a minute. Is it okay for the sheathing to have extra holes gaps.

But where the wall sheathing meets the roof sheathing there is a gap of approximately 1 8 of an inch.