Abstract There is disclosed herein a new roof construction wherein the roofing material is in the form of planks and may be secured directly to rafters, eliminating the need for sheathing and a moisture barrier or membrane such as felt sheeting. The planking has a particular lock joint arrangement which, along with joint drain clips, provides a watertight construction. The exposed surfaces of the planks may be textured to simulate shakes, shingles, tiles or any other texture or pattern desired, and the planks may be of laminated construction, such as of plywood. Not only is the construction water-tight, but it is particularly structurally sound and with no exposed fasteners, such as nails and the like. The planks may be readily mass produced and then shipped to the site for installation. A fireproof coating and coloring may be applied to the planks during manufacture thereof.
A cap assembly for a roof construction comprising cap locking strip means comprising first and second strip sections, and resilient means hingeably interconnecting said sections, each of said sections being adapted to be secured to respective adjoining courses of planks at the ridge of a roof, and a plurality of cap means snapable onto said strip means for covering said strip means, each of said cap means including a unitary member having first and second surfaces for covering respective surfaces of said strip means along with the securing nails, and having depending skirt edges for snapping onto outer side edges of said strip means.
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A cap assembly for a roof construction comprising cap locking strip means comprising first and second strip sections, and resilient means hingeably interconnecting said sections, each of said sections being adapted to be secured to respective adjoining courses of planks at the ridge of a roof, and a plurality of cap means snapable onto said strip means for covering said strip means, each of said cap means including a unitary member having first and second surfaces for covering respective surfaces of said strip means along with the securing nails, and having depending skirt edges for snapping onto outer side edges of said strip means.