Various types of covering materials are available for pitched roofs. Their selection depends upon the climatic conditions of a place, availability of materials, fabrication facility and the building owner’s budget. One of such covering material is wood shingles.
- Wood shingles are thin pieces of split or sawn wood.
- Their length varies from 300-400 mm, width 60-250 mm and thickness from 10 mm at one end to 3 mm at the other end.
- They are nailed to the supporting structures.
- They are commonly used in hilly areas for low cost housing.
- Wood shingles have very poor resistance to fire termite.