What is roof sarking.
Retrofitting sarking under tiled roof.
Reflective foil roof sarking improves thermal performance by shielding the home from up to 97 of radiant heat when combined with an air space helping to provide a more energy efficient and comfortable home.
Reinstalled original roof tiles and new tile clips rebed all ridge capping repointed all ridge capping with flexible pointing water tested to ensure no further water leaks installing heavy duty roof sarking to the roof cavity is great for added protection from the elements and reducing moisture in the roof cavity.
Then proceed with the following.
Lay the sarking sheets on the roof cavity with care and precision.
Roof sarking is a pliable laminated membrane that is positioned under your roof during installation by the builder and is rolled out in sections either parallel or perpendicular to the eaves with an overlap between each layer.
This will give you space to lay the sarking on.
Then there are some councils that mandate sarking and believe it or not it has been my experience that some banks demand sarking use for homes they make loans to.
You may use a staple or nail gun to fasten them with the rafters.
Thanks for the suggestions.
Sarking is pliable laminated membrane well that s how bradford describes anyway.
Unfasten all the roof clips that hold the roof tiles down.
Reattach and realign the ridge capping.
2 use blue foam straight across the rafters paint with acrylic paint.
Remember that blue foam is not a new deodorant.
This video answer the question what is sarking.
Rebed the roof tiles to cover the roof surface.
Do you need to sark a tiled roof well technically no however in some areas its use is mandated due to the new bal ratings for bushfire prone areas as well as cyclone prone areas.
Reinstall the battens once you re done fitting sarking sheets.
Sarking under tiled roofs.
Dismantle all roof battens to enable you to install sarking beneath them.
To sark or not to sark under roof tiles this is a question that many people ask when building or re roofing a home.
1 strip the tiles add sisalation use batts between the rafters finish with gyprock or 10 mm mdf but not recommended because mdf is a better sponge than roof ceiling.
To do this you will have to remove the capping on the ridges.
If you re just changing them.
Now you can lay the sarking sheets.
