Shiplap Roofing Boards

Shiplap is known for its ability to form a tight seal while allowing the.

Shiplap roofing boards. Barn wood white shiplap pine board 6 pack model 263248. Shiplap is now considered an enemy of asphalt shingles. Ship lap siding is a type of drop lap siding with a tight flush joint profile. Shiplap one of the hottest trends of late is available in our custom milled pattern.

Set your store to see local availability add to cart. When the roof was first nailed on of course all the nails were in solid wood. Simply put traditional shiplap is a kind of wooden board that is often used for building barns and sheds. These 8 to 12 inch wide boards were nailed together tight.

Choose a finish to match your look as paint stain whitewash or clear finishes can transform any shiplap project. Shiplap has a groove cut into the top and bottom which allows the boards to fit together and gives it a unique appearance. Our custom pattern gives you the look of shiplap with a perfect 1 8 gap in between each board to give you the desired nickel gap effect. Straight grain and uniform texture make shiplap ideal for carpentry hobbies furniture shelving and general finish work.

It is similar to tongue and groove but with a single over lap usually 1 2 in depth but can be more or less depending on the width of the board 6 8 10 or the shiplap profile selected. Shiplap roof decking was widely used in the 50 through 80 s era when plywood hadn t yet made its way into new construction. Radiata pine nickel gap ship lap board model 1294701 20 67 20 67. Today a shiplap roof is usually 60 years old.

It used to be standard to use shiplap 1 boards tongue groove or other boards for the roof deck. Our shiplap is available in both a premium raw pine and a paint ready primed product. Open spaces form between the once tightly fitted shiplap boards. As wood dries it shrinks.

But the lumber was not usually kiln dried. Being ideal for asphalt shingles in the early days of its creation shiplap sits beneath the roof of many homes about thirty years old.