What is a cold roof and what the pros and cons of using one? Thanks for any help!
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There are a few ways of doing it, but typically, you have your sheathing on the rafters with insulation package under it. Then you dry in with tarpaper and run skip sheathing or 2x4s with another plywood deck over that to carry the shingles.
If you are familiar with camping gear, it is similar to the idea of a rain fly on a tent. The cold space of still but moving air between acts as a buffer to eliminate much of ventilation and thermal problems such as ice damns.
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Thanks, that's helpful. We are building in Idaho in a very cold climate, would a cold room be the preferred method?
>>>>>>>>We are building in Idaho in a very cold climate, would a cold room be the preferred method?If I understand it correctly, the cold roof reduces the potential for ice dams and snow slides, so you're in prime cold roof country.http://logancustomcopper.com
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It's like the whole world's walking pretty and you can't find no room to move.
Yes, when I was in Colorado at high elevations cold roofs were the standard - especially where the design incorporated cathedral ceilings and normal venting was difficult or impossible.Say, if you had a shake roof, the cold roof was foprmed by using 2x4s at 10" OC horizontally at the location where nailing happens for the shakes.
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>>>>>>>>>>The cold space of still but moving air Well, that's simple, but yet complex.........or just the same, only different.http://logancustomcopper.com
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It's like the whole world's walking pretty and you can't find no room to move.
You know what I mean, Wiseacre!;)You've been absent lately. Didn't fall off a roof did you?
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>>>>>>>>>>>You've been absent lately.I've been around. There's not much of interest going on here, lately.http://logancustomcopper.com
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It's like the whole world's walking pretty and you can't find no room to move.
true dat - start another fight thread....
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