Rain On Roof Decking

Raintight decks gives a low profile streamlined finish that creates a ceiling below the joists of your deck.

Rain on roof decking.

That doesn t mean that an unexpected rain or drizzle as you indicated won t occur during the roof replacement. Raintight decks have been carefully designed to provide the best system for underdeck protection. Shields the area below the deck from rain snow sun and other elements provides 100 protection of the deck substructure from moisture holds screws in place longer finish the space with an under deck ceiling and utilities such as gas and electric. Osb like all other wood will expand when exposed to moisture and i assume the contractor spaced the panels the required 1 8 along the 4 edges and installed h clips along the 8.

If it starts to rain a good crew will have tarps handy to protect your home just in case. Our panels and gutters are all seamless smooth finished aluminum that is virtually maintenance free and last a lifetime. The spaces between decking boards on outdoor decks serve an important function namely drainage. They help to prevent puddles from forming and enable the surface to dry more quickly after rain and snowstorms.

Along with routine waterproofing application spacing between boards helps to prolong the useful life of the decking material. There was simply no time to cover it with the felt and blue tarps are hard to come by in houston these days. Normal delays and the rain you indicated will not affect the structural properties of the panels. Of course it goes without saying that you don t want your roof installed during a rain storm because even the best deck protection will not keep running water from getting into your house and damaging your insulation and drywall.

Soaking wet roof decking 11 10 2008 11 40 pm this morning the roofers were scheduled to install 30 felt on the new roof decking but torrential rains started early and are expected to continue for several days. One of our readers rune eriksen sent us photos of his design for a home built deck drainage system and we were impressed enough to check it out. One of the roofing pros we spoke with says mist won t affect osb any more than the humidity that osb absorbs on a hot day. Convert the space under a second story deck into a dry spacious patio by installing this simple under the deck roof and gutter system.

Certainly it would have been better to have covered the roof with a tarp or roofing felt before it rained.