Timber Clad Pitched Roof

A pitched roof construction is the classic old school way of roof construction.

Timber clad pitched roof.

In one form a timber clad roof consists of a fully watertight membrane applied to a plywood clad roof with timber battens installed over insulation and castellated timber batten. Timber for roof applications must be dimensionally stable as a pitched roof will collect more ultra violet rays than in a vertical application. Timber clad roofs provide the quintessential alpine aesthetic. Pitched roofs cladding pitched roofs.

A traditional roofing choice available in a wide range of styles and finishes. There will need to be a metal roof skin or plastic single ply membrane roof below with standing seams to which you fix timber battens to which in turn you fix your timber planks. What is a pitched roof. Creating a seamless timber clad structure and roof is deceptively complex.

Timber pitched rooftop construction details focus on the timber construction that is commonly used in most roofing constructions. Some designers are extending this design ethos by cladding the roof in addition to the walls. Natural wood is an ancient material that creates a relaxed ambience and is increasingly being used as a cladding material. A pitched roof uses not only the external wall systems but also particular parts of the internal walls.

When constructing a pitched rooftop with timber this can be an incredibly labor intensive build. Pitched roofing lends itself to the more traditional materials but there are many more modern alternatives available and we are happy to sit down and discuss the possibilities for your project be it refurbishment or new build.