With our house we are planning minimal east and west overhangs and ample south and north overhangs.
No overhang roof detail.
If there s enough shingle over hang once the sheathing and house wrap goes on you could replace it with a 2 x 6 and wrap it with coil stock or use 5 4 x pvc lumber.
Roof overhangs don t only protect the walls but they are very useful in green building.
There is no good way to make that last.
On the lake side of the wasatch range in utah there are almost no buildings built with overhangs due to the frequent strong and steady winds.
I thought this a little unusual when first looking as i was accustomed to the shingles overlapping at least a bit off of the edge.
Detailing for performance chapter 9 5 rake at wall exterior figure 9 3 roof.
Martin and jon are right that a roof overhang is the best way to protect the siding.
Chapter 9 4 wood.
Smart vent a special roof eaves vent product that provides a 3 4 opening about 6 above the top of the roof drip edge.
There is also no gutter in the detail so you will be effectively routing rain down your wall.
Gable roofs even with no overhang are at a disadvantage in high winds.
They are an.
One of best films i ever saw was of a hawaii roof with overhangs lifted in one piece total off the building.
Detailing for performance roof detail clipped eave figure 9 2.
The roof has a normal slope with shingles that stop and have a drip edge with no overhang.
I can understand not wanting one with a flat roof but the sloped roof without overhang i never understood.
With the west east overhangs the main use is siding window protection and keeping rain snow from foundation.
Proper way to reside under roof with no overhang.
Venting solutions for roofs with no overhang or soffit install special roof intake venting products that work at the lower edge of the roof decking underneath the first course of shingles.
We will protect shade the west windows with cedar awnings grates.
We love the look of the no overhang scottish style roof line as well.
Roof detail roofing eave overhang.
Figure 9 1 felt roof sheathing felt split sheet note.
Everywhere else on the house seems to be fine because there is an over hang.
If you design them properly they keep the sun out in summer and let it shine in during winter.
Figure 8 24c shows a corbel eaves detail with no soffit and with the junction between rafter and ceiling tie taken beyond the outside of the wall.
