2 Sloping Roofs Meet

The short simple answer is 2 12 has traditionally been considered the absolute minimum acceptable roof slope suitable for asphalt shingles.

2 sloping roofs meet.

Photography by tim bies. That means the roofing material you choose needs to protect the materials underneath to prevent water damage and leaks. The sloped roofs on this modern house coupled with the wood paneling gives the house a very modern look. We measured from the ridge to the sleepers to get the lengths of the jacks and then cut them and fastened them into place.

The sloped roof on this modern glass farmhouse mimics the look of half of the barn behind it. How to install roof flashing where 2 roof valleys meet written. A 2 12 roof slope is considered low so the roofing materials you would use on a steeper roof may not work. Low pitched roofs aren t able to shed water and snow as easily.

They provide excellent weather resistance great value and now more than ever a tremendous range of beautiful designs and color blends. The ratio can be indicated by a division slash separating the numbers such as 2 12 or 7 12. Nail all the flashings as described before. Asphalt shingles continue to be the most widely installed roof covering option in north america.

Olson kundig architects designed this house in northeast oregon. Gently bend the flashing using the edge of the lumber until both sides of the flashing match the slope of the two roof pitches. Or the colon can replace the slash as in 2 12 or 7 12. To let the jacks sit plumb on top of the sleepers we angled the level cuts to the 3 1 2 in 12 pitch of the shed roof setting the circular saw to a 16 degree bevel the degree equivalent of a 3 1 2 in 12 pitch.

Pitch is the term used to describe the angle slope or slant of your roof. Set the 2 by 4 aside. Also note that each flashing is to overlap its succeeding flashing with the overlap being greater for a greater slope.