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Spacing of Roo[ Sheathing for Wood Shinsles

Reproduced below is a chart prepared by the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau on the subject of spacing of roof sheathing for wood shingles which will be of interest to every lumber dealer. This method has been approved by the Southern California district office of the FHA.

These specifications pertain to the application of Wood Shingles upon spaced wood roof sheathing-either the various sizes of sheathing can be spaced the same distance apart as the shingle exposure, or 1x6 sheathing can be applied on double the shingle exposure. With this latter method, which is very economical, two courses of shingles are nailed to each sheathing board, with nailing points approximately 1 inch ftom the lower and upper edges of the board. Sheathing boards wider than 1x3 should be attached to each bearing with at least two 8-penny or heavier nails.

The figures in Column 1 of the table shown below represent the distance in inches between the lower edge of the first sheathing board at the eave-line and the lower edge of an arbitrarily placed sheathing board in the expanse of the roof. The sheathing boards are to be spaced from this arbitrarily placed sheathing board (Column l) in two directions-downward until solid sheathing is encountered (it being customary to apply sheathing solidly for varying distances from the eave-line) and upward to the peak or ridge of the roof. The figures are based on a shingle overhang of lf" beyond the lower edge of the first sheathing board

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Qe6plete Equipment lor Toxic Dipping at the eave. Add or subtract, respectively, any lesser or greater shingle overhang; e. g., deduct r/4" lrom Column 1 for an overhang of. l3f". Deduct from the distances shown in Column 1 the thickness of any moulding which is applied to the lower edge of the first sheathing board.

Each shingle should be nailed at a point lf" above the butt line of the next course to be applied. Extreme care must be exercised by the shingler regarding this nailing; the nailing of shingles too high may cause rejection of the roof upon official inspection.

SHEATHING SIZE SHINGLE EXPOSURE

COLUMN 1 (A) coLUMN 2 (B)

Distance between low:r edge of arbitrarily placed key sheathing board and lower edge of starting sheathing board at the eave.

Proper spacing of sheathing boards (lower edge to lower edce) below and above the <ei 6heathing board indicate<j in Column l,

3%" 2trl" 7%" Edee to Edge 4%" 24t1" 81" Edge to Edge

26u 9 " Edge to Edge 24t6" l0 " Edge to Edge

3%" 24t6" 3/+" Edse to Edge 4%" 24 4r/a" Edge to Edge 4%" 2L" 4rl" Edse to Edge

J 23%" 5 " Edge to Edge

JY4 19,1" 5%" Ed,ee to Edge ),/z 20%" 5/2" Edge to Edge

2r%" 5/a" Edg,e to Edge lgD 7 " Ed,ge to Edge

2011" 7%" Edge to Edge

On wider shingle or shake exposures place sheathing on centers same distance apart as shingle exposure, with sheathing centers l/2" above shingle butt lines. use proper sheathing size to insure at least 50/o coverage with sheathing.

Example-4f" shingle exposure, 1x6 sheathing, and If" shingle overhang. Apply first sheathing board where de-

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Pondcrosa Pine Mouldingr and lntcrior Finish 9303 So. Hooper Ave., Log Angeles LAlcryette 1922 sired at lower edge of roof ; then attach lower edge of 1x6 sheathing board a distance of. 2€' (Column 1) from lower edge of first sheathing board at eaveline. Next, nail sheathing boards on 9tt exposures (lower edge to lower edge as shown in Column 2) below this board until tight sheathing is encountered and above this board until peak or ridge of roof is reached. Starting course of shingles should be given an overhang of. lf"; shingles should be nailed Lf" above butt line of next course to be applied and nails should strike sheathing about 1" from each edge.

Copies of this chart may be obtained by dealers by writing to the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau's California representative, 'W. J. Ivey, 4L44 Laurelgrove Avenue, North Hollywood, Calif., or to the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, White Building, Seattle, Wash.

Army Chooses !(/ood Construction for Regimental Chapels

Washington, August D-In America's thorough-going Defense program, the religious aspect of life has not been neglected. The Army is erecting 604 chapels in the various posts, camps, and stations. As each regiment will have its own, as many as 15 or N will be built in some of the larger cantonments.

These chapels are provided with movable altars, so that each can be adapted to serve the Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish faiths which, in effect, triples the figures given above.

The architecture of the Army chapel is typical of the small wood churches found in many American communities . . . a peaked roofed, frame building with a steeple at the front.

Costing approximately $21,000 the chapels measure 37x81 feet and have a seating capacity of 400. Each is provided with an electric organ.

The majority are built with four rigid frame roof trusses, spaced 11 feet, 6 inches on center, spanning the auditorium. Teco split ring connectors are used to join the wood-towood connections and Teco shear plates to join the woodto-metal connections. The majority of the connections are butt joints. This necessitates use of. zl inch thick metal gusset plates to tie the joints together, and four-inch shear plates are used to transfer the loads ftom the timber to the metal plates.

Three-by-six inch timber is used in the web system and the bottom chord of these trusses, and three-by eight-inch timber in the top chord. The truss reactions are carried by three 3x14-inch columns at both ends. These columns are anchored to the footings by metal angles and four-inch shear plates.

Exposed, the trusses are stained a dark color and adorn the interior of the chapels. The columns, covered with a rigid insulation material, form pilasters. IJnit heaters are susoended from the center of the trusses.

Get Safe Driving Awards

Safe driving awards were presented recently to 74 drivers of The Diamond Match Company's lumber trucks in the Chico, Calif., district by E. Raymond Cato, chief of the California highway patrol. The awards were honor citations ranging from one to four years.