'D' vent lath for support of roofing tiles on an inclined roof

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-11-08
FOOTE DANIEL OWEN JR
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[0011] In another set of embodiments of the inventive disclosures made herein, a tile roof lath strip for supporting a plurality of roofing tiles on an inclined roof structure comprises the elements of the second, third or fourth embodiment with the modification that the plastic material of the lath has a hot pink color, making the product easily identifiable from conventional wood lath.
[0012] It is an objective of the inventive disclosure made herein to provide a tile roof lath strip that avoids the problems of wood rot as well as the premature failure of the lath strip that the wood rot can cause.
[0013] It is an objective of the inventive disclosure made herein to provide a tile roof lath strip that eliminates the puddling of water against the horizontal lath strips

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Yet, a regularly scheduled maintenance program is necessary to prolong the life of any roofing system.
In tile roofs the tiles, particularly concrete tiles, are not truly waterproof especially at lower pitch angles.
The presence of water trapped against the roofing substrate under the tile as well as moisture trapped under the tile all contribute to wood rot of the tile support lath and roof support substructure.
Continued exposure to water under the tile leads to the eventual failure of the tile supporting wood lath members, deterioration of the nails securing the tiles to the lath and the lath to the sheathing, as well as deterioration of the roof underlay m

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[0020] In preparation for explaining the details of the present inventive disclosure, it is to be understood by the reader that the invention is not limited to the presented details of the construction, materials and embodiments as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, as the invention concepts are clearly capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and realized in various ways by applying the disclosure presented herein.

[0021] Turning now to FIG. 1:

[0022]FIG. 1 depicts a perspective view of a portion of a ‘D’ or ‘U’ vent lath strip in accordance with the inventive disclosures presented herein. The vent lath strip 1 having ‘U’ shaped vent and drainage grooves 2 extending between opposing sidewalls 3 of the lath. The groove cut into the bottom surface 4 of the lath so as to divide the bottom surface into a plurality of sub-surfaces. Typical envisioned dimensions for a ‘D’ vent lath strip are listed in Table 1. The vented lath strip o...

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A long life lath for a tile roof is provided. The lath is having water passage channels through opposing sides of the lath to allow water to drain from behind the lath by passing through the lath. The lath comprising a rigid structural expanded plastic material, the material selected to be impervious to rot in the presence of moisture. The channels through the lath permitting air to circulate up the roof between the rows of lath to further dry the roofing substrate materials.

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FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE [0001] The disclosures made herein relate generally to structural support materials utilized in tile roofing, particularly to lath strips installed to a roofing substrate and spaced at intervals vertically up the roof to receive, mount and support roof tiles, and even more particularly to lath strips having water drainage vents there-through to prevent water and moisture buildup between the lath strips. BACKGROUND [0002] A tile roof on a residential or commercial building is often seen as a desirable, both from the long term durability of the roofing tiles themselves, as well as for the ornamental character the tiles impart to the structure. Roofing tile materials include lower cost concrete tiles as well as traditional fired clay. Clay tile has one of the longest life expectancies among historic roofing materials-generally about 100 years and often several hundred. Yet, a regularly scheduled maintenance program is necessary to prolong the life of any roofing...

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IPC IPC(8): E04B5/00
CPCE04D12/004
InventorFOOTE, DANIEL OWEN JR.
OwnerFOOTE DANIEL OWEN JR