Shiplap Roofing Boards

Shiplap has a groove cut into the top and bottom which allows the boards to fit together and gives it a unique appearance.

Shiplap roofing boards.

Straight grain and uniform texture make shiplap ideal for carpentry hobbies furniture shelving and general finish work. But the lumber was not usually kiln dried. As wood dries it shrinks. Being ideal for asphalt shingles in the early days of its creation shiplap sits beneath the roof of many homes about thirty years old.

Shiplap is now considered an enemy of asphalt shingles. Shiplap is known for its ability to form a tight seal while allowing the. Ship lap siding is a type of drop lap siding with a tight flush joint profile. Barn wood white shiplap pine board 6 pack model 263248.

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. After the 1960s the predominant residential roofing substrate became 1 2 cdx plywood. Choose a finish to match your look as paint stain whitewash or clear finishes can transform any shiplap project. Shiplap roof decking was widely used in the 50 through 80 s era when plywood hadn t yet made its way into new construction.

Open spaces form between the once tightly fitted shiplap boards. 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 one of the hottest trends of late is available in our custom milled pattern. Simply put traditional shiplap is a kind of wooden board that is often used for building barns and sheds.

Radiata pine nickel gap ship lap board model 1294701 20 67 20 67. Over time shiplap fir wood resin dissipates causing the boards to shrink crack form knot holes and become extremely brittle. 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.

Today a shiplap roof is usually 60 years old. Nails screws or construction adhesives can be used with shiplap boards.