Roof Cricket Construction

Install a waterproof membrane over the cricket sides and edges fastened to the cricket with a construction stapler.

Roof cricket construction.

A roof cricket is a ridge structure designed to divert water on a roof. Click on this link for more helpful videos and information about roof framing home construction and building repairs. Cricket roofing from wikipedia the free encyclopedia for other uses see cricket disambiguation. The roof cricket is normally the same pitch as the rest of the roof but not always.

The functionality of the cricket is determined by the cricket valley slope. Simple and old school way to build a roof cricket using a string line. This video will provide you with a detailed drawing along with instructions. Cricket panel slope is typically double the roof surface slope.

Secure the plywood triangles to the roof decking and cricket ridge with galvanized screws. Put metal flashing along the sides of the cricket nailed in place to overlap seams with the roof. Roof crickets are found on the high side of a chimney or when one roof meets another. Roof crickets can be covered with metal flashing or with the same material as the rest of the roof.

Cricket valley slope is independent of the cricket material slope.