Insulating A Timber Frame Roof

Now for the roof build up.

Insulating a timber frame roof.

Roof insulation as well as roof ventilation is a topic that comes up in our daily conversations with our clients. January 31 2015 04 43 42 pm we use a practice where there is a double roof system in place essentially separating the solar properties of the roof covering from the thermal performance of the house. What is the correct way to insulate and ventilate a log or timber frame construction roof. Dear travis there are several ways to insulate the frame.

First i will frame out with 2x6s on top of the roof a cavitiy for insulation 13 following the perimeter of the cabin. In typical lumber frame construction roof insulation is placed between rafters and then covered up with drywall. When the rafters are exposed such as in timber frame houses this technique is. Normally the insulation is either built up above 2x ceiling roof decking that is installed on top of the trusses or sips structural insulated panels are installed on top of the timbers the range of insulation is dependent on the thickness of the sips or of the built up insulation.

Over that i will run two layers of 2x4s 15 to hold the insulation in the cavitiy and create venting in the roof. In the last few decades we have witnessed a renewed interest in timber frame construction. Best way to insulate the roof on a timber frame house reply 10 on. The roof can also be framed and insulated using this technique.