What is the recommended roof truss spacing and the sheathing thickness for standard weight roof tile on a home to be built in northwest Florida?
Florida has very high live load requirements. In most cases a few extra pounds of roof covering makes no difference in the truss design. Standard Florida residential truss spacing is 24 inches O.C. using engineered trusses. If you are concerned about the load capacity of your trusses we recommend an engineer’s evaluation. These evaluations are not very expensive. Q: I’m about to install the first tile roof Espana and read your install manual. The house will be built in Boise with a rather hot/dry summer and mild winters with almost no snow. Would you recommend the counterbatten installation system. What benefits would you expect? How do I have to deal with the increased gap at the eaves/rake-area? A: Since the Boise area is indeed a more moderate climate region than other parts of Idaho, it is not essential that a counter-batten system be employed but it nonetheless can offer some advantages for the long-term performance of your roof system that you may still want to consider. In regar
