**Types of Board Roofs**:
– Vertical board roofs:
– Board-on-board roof with two layers of vertical boards
– Board-and-batten roof with battens and purlins for framing
– Horizontal board roofs:
– Made with rectangular boards or clapboards
– Provide a different aesthetic than vertical board roofs
**Installation and Aesthetics**:
– Vertical board roofs:
– Boards may be grooved for runoff
– Require specific framing with evenly spaced purlins
– Horizontal board roofs:
– Different installation process compared to vertical board roofs
– Found in both traditional and modern architecture for varied aesthetics
**Gallery and Examples**:
– Various styles of vertical board roofs shown
– Examples of sealed joints in board-and-batten roofs
– Reconstruction of historical structures with board roofs
– Different framing methods demonstrated
– Visual representation of clapboard roofs
**References and Resources**:
– Definition of boarded roof in architectural terminology
– Historical references to double-board roofs
– Mention of board roofs in agricultural and farming literature
– Links to additional resources for further reading
– Wikimedia Commons resources related to board roofs
**Additional Information**:
– Traditional roof coverings in Japan, including yamatobuki
– Animal shelters with board roofs for ventilation
– Common purlin framing with vertical boards in New England
– Some board roofs with exposed boards as roofing materials
A board roof or boarded roof is a roofing method of using boards as the weather barrier on a roof. Board roofs can be applied in several ways, the basic types have the boards installed vertically and installed horizontally. Double board roofs were sometimes used on railroad cars.
Definition from ChatGPT:
Board roof:
A board roof is a type of roof construction where wooden boards are used as the primary material for the roof covering. The boards are typically laid horizontally across the roof framing and may be overlapped to provide protection from the elements. Board roofs were commonly used in traditional construction methods before the advent of modern roofing materials.