Flat Roof Furring Strips

Timber firings are used in the construction of flat roofs to create a fall ensuring that water runs to the lower side.

Flat roof furring strips.

From your roof and your materials you will have to figure out whether to try to bend your plywood osb around the bend s or cut. You can unsubscribe at any time. This creates an enhanced resistance to water and damp making it suitable for roofing applications. This is for one single length of firring strip.

Treated firring 47mm x 50mm to nothing 3 6m length. Spacing of furring strips for metal roof when installing a metal roof over an existing roof insulate the spaces between the wood strips with rigid insulation to prevent condensation before. Some manufacturers want to see firring strips commonly 1x3 or 1x4 running up and down the roof supporting the center of the flat part of the panels not uslaly called for under the ribs because you are not supposed to step there i have seen 1x2 or 1x3 s called out for at the third points of the flat part the web on wider panel roofing. If you cut consider reinforcing it so you don t have weak edges unsupported.

Firrings strips are used on flat roofs to create a slope for the rain to fall off. Length of 4 8m x 44mm wide. All of the strips were placed directly o. It s up to you whether you cut the firring strips custom or composite them out of pre made layers e g.

These can easily be cut down to your desired length below is a quick chart to let you know the height at the various lengths. 91mm to 2mm is the fall. Our treated timber firing is of the very best has been treated with omose naturewood and undergoes a preservative process of drying treating and drying again. A 3 taper on top of a piece 6 thick.