Filling Gaps In Playwood Roofing

If you don t seal them properly water can run off the roof and into your home.

Filling gaps in playwood roofing. Roofer says it is acceptable and the local building inspector. Unsealed seams diminish the effectiveness of the cooling and heating systems of a home which can adversely affect utility costs. These tips cover plywood characteristics and proper installation of plywood. If plywood is not dealt with properly it can swell and create major problems with roofing flooring or siding.

Fascia boards attach to rafter ends along the roof line. 1 8 or less gaps except around floor where i plan on installing baseboard anyway. Correction to this wood product problem can clean your wallet. Read be informed and extract maximum useful life from your plywood project.

Roofer ripped all wood off to rafters installed new plywood some kind of felt or base and torched down a rubber roof. This was a room addition added years ago and is low pitched 12 2. Combining sheets of plywood makes the wood project more durable. I ve had to cut smaller segments of plywood to work around some workbenches installed by the previous owner so there s vertical and horizontal seams if that matters.

How to seal fascia gaps in a roof. Voids in plywood are simply large holes that occur naturally in the surface of the wood. Plywood used as a subfloor wall underlayment or roof sheathing needs to have the seams sealed with caulk. If water gets trapped.

While it s best to fill any voids prior to attaching pieces of plywood together you can fill voids between plywood sheets with wood filler. I m putting up a plywood wall in my garage workshop and have some unsightly seams.