Installation Guide

Figure 22: Half Monitor Roof
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COLD ROOF SYSTEM DETAILS
Wide overhangs at the eaves should be avoided
as they provide large cold areas for snow and
ice build-up. A strip of metal along the eaves
helps shed ice quickly. Sliding ice and snow are
constant hazards and should be given primary
consideration in the total building design.
Outside doors should not be located at the
bottom of a roof slope. Entrances and all
pedestrian traffic areas are better situated
beneath the gable ends of the roof.
Care must be taken in applying the sheathing
boards to facilitate proper nailing. Shake or
shingle side lap should be increased to 2". The
entire roof must be laid with the same
precautions as those taken for any other type of
wood shake or shingle roof, with eave
protection and an interlay felt between shakes.
Care in cold roof design and installation will
result in a sound roof system giving many years
of service during severe extremes of winter
temperatures and snowfall.
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Courtesy Goat Lake Forest Products Ltd. Photo: Kristy McKamey