Building a farmers porch on a camp in Northern Maine. Rafters are hemlock logs, 3 feet apart, 8′ long. ceiling will be solid 2″ x 6″ tongue & grooved pine planks. Want to put architectural shingles on top but was informed that this is not a good idea as the planks will probably rot due to no air circulation around them. Was considering strapping the planks and placing plywood on top, then shingles.
Want to get the log/wood effect on the porch but don’t need a rot problem. Others told me to put 5/4 pressure treated decking on the ceiling but that doesn’t excite me.
Thoughts??
Thanks Chuck
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The planks willnot rot due to a lack of air circulation. If they rot, it will be because they get wet, and don't dry (which, certainly, is related to air circulation).
If they don't get wet in the first place, they won't need to dry.
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You have been informed incorrectly.
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No, the planks won't rot. Most homes built in the first half of the 20th century and before have 1X6 pine sheathed roofs over vented attic spaces. That's proved to preserve the pine from rot, just fine. Your porch roof will be open underneath, so that's the same or better than an attic space.
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A plank roof deck like that, with all those gaps and exposed to the air below, will dry nicely. I'd go ahead and install 30# felt and shingle right over that.
You don't mention roof slope but I assume you have adequate for shingles.
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Main roof has 10 pitch, farmers should have approx. 6 pitch
Some of the same decking a stones threow from the w3ater in Penobscot Bay. No rot since about '89 when we built it.
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What's that hanging from the ceiling?
Owner was into all sorts of Japanese stuff, having lived there for much of his career before retiring. I think some sort of light shadede of bamboo
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I can't imagine wqho you are getting your advice from, but your plan sounds fine to me. Those T&G 2x6s are exposed to the air and will stabilize just fine in place with no reason to ever rot unless the roof leaks.
BTW, I live in Maine too
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. . .was informed that this is not a good idea as the planks will probably rot due to no air circulation . . .
They was wrong.
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