Wooden shingles

History

In the past, wooden shingles were exclusively laid on top as so-called leg shingles and fastened with stones and poles, as there were no nails yet. The shingles were split by hand and, in the Alpine region, were usually made of spruce and larch wood. In central and northern Germany, oak and beech wood was used.

Even when saws were later introduced, hand splitting was retained. The advantage is that the wood is always split along the grain and is thus preserved along its entire length. When sawing, on the other hand, the cut is always a little oblique to the direction of the wood grain and thus cuts the longitudinal fiber, which can lead to damage.

Production

The nature of wood depends on the type and age, as well as on the location - i.e. the altitude, the climate, etc. Important when choosing wood for use as wooden shingles is good splitability, antifungal ingredients and fine-grainedness.

Depending on the manufacturer, the shingles are manufactured with a splitting axe and ripening knife or with machine support. Here, each shingle must be split from a block of wood and further processed. Depending on the type, they are carved wedged or chamfered.

The dimensions and quality requirements are regulated in DIN 68119.

Normal shingles

• sawn or split,
• same length but different width
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• shingle foot, blunt or 45° bevelled,
• wedge-shaped or equal thickness

properties

• : durable
• , hailproof
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• frost-resistant
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• storm-proof
• , slightly
• heat-insulating,
• building biology, exemplary

area of application

: roof:

• Can be used for any roof shape
• Soft ridge and ridge lines
• usually split
• Woods with high resistance to fungal infestation and mechanical wear (larch, red cedar, Alaska cedar, oak)
• laid at least in three layers

Façade:

• waterproof protection
• High durability (up to 100 years)
• usually laid

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