Roof Cricket Detail

Roof crickets can be covered with metal flashing or with the same material as the rest of the roof.

Roof cricket detail. Select build roof build roof from the menu and in the build roof dialog specify the pitch framing and any other attributes that you will need for the cricket. The cricket can be a one piece design or a two piece joined by a standing seam at its ridge. Do not check build roof planes. A cricket or saddle is a ridge structure designed to divert water on a roof around the high side of a chimney or the transition from one roof area to another the cricket is normally the same pitch as the rest of the roof but not always.

This detail illustrates the use of a cricket to divert water above the chimney to either side. Mark the height of the cricket on the back edge of the chimney. Construction details are provided for the following spf roof system types. In this example a pitch of 12 12 and 1 1 2 x 5 1 2 rafters are specified.

The detail drawings are grouped by details and can be downloaded below in dwg or pdf format. Depending on the roof surface slope there is an accepted maximum length to width ratio. Firestone has developed cad drawings of its tpo installation details to assist roofing professionals with the specification of firestone tpo roofing systems. Cricket valley slope is independent of the cricket material slope.

The height should be at least as high as the slope in order to direct water away from the chimney so if the slope is 4 in 12 place. Cricket roofing from wikipedia the free encyclopedia for other uses see cricket disambiguation. This introduction is intended to supplement the special notes on the individual construction details. Cad details document name pdf dwg download all cad construction details 37 1 mb 3 4 mb mc01 identification of roof areas 694 kb 167 kb mc01a single layer underlayment 678 kb 302 kb mc01b double layer underlayment 711 kb 322 kb mc02 vent pipe flashing 626 kb 349 kb mc03 valley.

See more ideas about roof roofing roof repair. Hold your cursor over the file name to view when a drawing was last updated. Roof crickets are found on the high side of a chimney or when one roof meets another. Cricket panel slope is typically double the roof surface slope.

The functionality of the cricket is determined by the cricket valley slope. Jun 15 2017 explore anibal carbonell s board roof cricket on pinterest.