Sarking

Old St Paul's, Wellington, New Zealand; the interior has been likened to the upturned hull of an Elizabethan galleon - exposed curving trusses and kauri roof sarking

Sarking is an English word with multiple meanings in roof construction:

  • The use of wood panels, or "sarking boards", called sheathing, sheeting or decking in American English, under the roof-covering materials such as the shingles of a roof to provide support. It is a common term in Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand. The shingles or slates are nailed directly to the sarking boards without timber battens, providing a strong, wind-resistant roof.
  • An additional layer within a roof that insulates or reflects heat, such as a layer of felt, reflective foil, or polystyrene.
  • Roofing felt or other type of underlayment (Am. English) under the roof covering for extra resistance to leakage.
  • The word sarking is further used as part of the term scrim and sarking, a method of interior construction widely used in Australia and New Zealand in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • In modern usage of the term in Australia, sarking refers to a laminated aluminium foil layer, or reflective foil laminate (RFL), that is installed on the roof trusses, beneath the battens, supporting a tile or metal deck roof. It acts as additional radiative (radiant barrier) and convective insulation and provides a condensation barrier.[1]

In New Zealand, both corrugated metal and asbestos-cement shingle roofs were fitted directly over wooden sarking boards in the historical "bungalow" style of house construction.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ For example, see http://www.homeimprovementpages.com.au/article/reflective_foil_sarking
  2. ^ "Bungalow: Roof framing and gutters: original details". Renovate: the technical resource for industry. BRANZ. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Bungalow: Roof cladding: original details". Renovate: the technical resource for industry. BRANZ. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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