Our roof rafters are spaced 2 on center span side to side and are aligned above.
Roof thickness tiny house.
3 8 doesn t give you very good holding strength for the metal roofing screws all the manufacturers i m familiar with spec 1 2 as a minimum sheathing thickness.
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How thick a roof is depends mostly on the size of the rafters used in the roof construction but there are additional elements including the thickness of the roof sheathing and the thickness of the shingles you choose.
7 16 horizontal is more than enough for strength and weight reduction also reply.
Fortunately the fall weather has arrived in the pnw so this past weekend we were excited to get the rafters and roof sheathing up before our rain season is upon us.
Tiny house rafters and roof build.
Yes the prices do fluctuate but 19 32nds for roof and wall sheathing isnt need at all for these little houses.
And with 1 2 you don t need panel clips.
Often trailers are around 24 inches from ground to top of the deck your sub floor is usually 4 inches thick your flooring is up to an inch thick and then your roof will be anywhere from 4 6 inches thick from inside finishes to the top ridge cap of your roofing.
I would consider going to 1 2 sheathing on the roof.