Roof Assembly: R - 60 (nominal) vented attic:
existing slate shingles, underlayment, and board sheathing; in knee wall and at sloped ceilings, 1» layer of polyisocyanurate rigid insulation between rafters, held away at least 1» from board sheathing, covered with closed - cell spray foam; attic above
flat ceiling has deep layer of cellulose.
«The new
roof, of aluminum - coated steel, was installed with a system of light - gauge structural to increase the
roof pitch to 1/4: 12,» he says, replacing an «especially
flat»
existing system.