Sarking
Encyclopedia
Sarking is the use of wood panels, or "sarking boards", under 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. The term can also refer to an additional layer within a roof that insulates or reflects heat, such as a layer of felt
, reflective foil, or polystyrene
.
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 this method, wooden panels were nailed over the beams and joists of the house frame, and a heavy loosely-woven cloth, called scrim, was then stapled or tacked over the top of this. This construction method allowed wallpaper
to be applied directly to unplastered walls.
In current usage in Australia, sarking refers to a laminated aluminium foil layer that is inserted as the inside lay in a house roof cavity, acting as additional radiative and convective insulation
Roof shingle
Roof shingles are a roof covering consisting of individual overlapping elements. These elements are typically flat rectangular shapes laid in rows from the bottom edge of the roof up, with each successive higher row overlapping the joints in the row below...
of a roof
Roof
A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most numerous....
to provide support. It is a common term in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The shingles or slates are nailed directly to the sarking boards without timber battens, providing a strong, wind-resistant roof. The term can also refer to an additional layer within a roof that insulates or reflects heat, such as a layer of felt
Felt
Felt is a non-woven cloth that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing woollen fibres. While some types of felt are very soft, some are tough enough to form construction materials. Felt can be of any colour, and made into any shape or size....
, reflective foil, or polystyrene
Polystyrene
Polystyrene ) also known as Thermocole, abbreviated following ISO Standard PS, is an aromatic polymer made from the monomer styrene, a liquid hydrocarbon that is manufactured from petroleum by the chemical industry...
.
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 this method, wooden panels were nailed over the beams and joists of the house frame, and a heavy loosely-woven cloth, called scrim, was then stapled or tacked over the top of this. This construction method allowed wallpaper
Wallpaper
Wallpaper is a kind of material used to cover and decorate the interior walls of homes, offices, and other buildings; it is one aspect of interior decoration. It is usually sold in rolls and is put onto a wall using wallpaper paste...
to be applied directly to unplastered walls.
In current usage in Australia, sarking refers to a laminated aluminium foil layer that is inserted as the inside lay in a house roof cavity, acting as additional radiative and convective insulation