Timber Clad Pitched Roof

Timber clad roofs provide the quintessential alpine aesthetic.

Timber clad pitched roof. If instead of shingles you want to use cedar planks as a roof finish the timber will end up just being for decorative purposes because you like the look of it. Timber is a heavy material that adds strength to your roof but comes at quite the cost. When constructing a pitched rooftop with timber this can be an incredibly labor intensive build. There will need to be a metal roof skin or plastic single ply membrane roof below with standing seams to which you fix timber battens to which in turn you fix your timber planks.

Natural wood is an ancient material that creates a relaxed ambience and is increasingly being used as a cladding material. Timber for roof applications must be dimensionally stable as a pitched roof will collect more ultra violet rays than in a vertical application. A traditional roofing choice available in a wide range of styles and finishes. A pitched roof construction is the classic old school way of roof construction.

With rafters collars ties struts ridges underpurlins ceiling joists hanging beams combination hanging and strutting beams pitching plates and so on. Pitched roofing lends itself to the more traditional materials but there are many more modern alternatives available and we are happy to sit down and discuss the possibilities for your project be it refurbishment or new build. What is a pitched roof. Pitched roofs cladding pitched roofs.

In one form a timber clad roof consists of a fully watertight membrane applied to a plywood clad roof with timber battens installed over insulation and castellated timber batten. A pitched roof uses not only the external wall systems but also particular parts of the internal walls.